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| Basic information | Name: Wethersfield (1971) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1971 Country: United States Mass:  350 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 62:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE WETHERSFIELD, CONNECTICUT, STONY METEORITE Name: WETHERSFIELD Place of fall: Wethersfield, Connecticut. 72° 39'E, 41° 42'N. Date of fall: April 8, 1971. Probably between 0700 and 1100 GMT, and certainly between 0430 and 1130 GMT. Class and type: Stony. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 350 g Circumstances of fall: The meteorite fell through the roof of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Cassarino and was found in the early morning suspended in a ceiling. The specimen was obtained for the Smithsonian Institution by Dr. Richard E. McCrosky and is now in the Division of Meteorites, Washington. Sources: Dr. Richard E. McCrosky, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Reports of the Smithsonian Institution Center for Short-Lived Phenomena, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Event number 35-71, card number 1172 of April 17, 1971, and card number 1175 of April 20, 1971). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 62, Meteoritics 19, 49-57 (1984)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 5 approved meteorites from Connecticut, United States (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Weathersfield (In NHM Cat) Wethersfield (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||