The United Kingdom's Christmas Meteorite
The biggest meteorite ever to hit Britain landed in Barwell, Leicestershire on December 24, 1965
Date: 04/25/2009
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1965 - Barwell - 1.837 grams
About 18 kilograms of material has been recovered since the fall
Date: 04/25/2009
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1965 - Barwell - 1.837 grams
It is classified as an L5 chondrite
Date: 01/01/2000
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Robert E. Peary
After locating the Cape York meteorite in 1894 in Greenland - it took Peary three years to arrange and actually complete the loading of three giant heavy iron meteorites onto ships for transport to New York
Date: 06/17/2009
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Cape York - 1.8 grams
Our fragment of the giant Cape York meteorite came from the Agpalilik meteorite - known as "the Man" - which weighs about 20 metric tons and it is located at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark
Date: 06/17/2009
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Cape York - 1.8 grams
Our samples of this historic meteorite are classified as a IIIA medium octahedrite
Date: 06/17/2009
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Cape York meteorite - "the Dog"
The Cape York meteorite known as "the Dog" shown being dragged to the inlet where Peary's ship - the Kite - was waiting - photo from the Dartmouth College Library
Date: 06/17/2009
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Cape York - Ahnighito - "the Tent"
In 1896, the massive Ahnighito was excavated over a ten day period using a full village of Eskimos - this photo shows the stone after it reached the shore - it stayed there for a year until Peary returned later to load it on a ship
Date: 06/17/2009
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Loading the Cape York Ahnighito meteorite
In 1897 the loading work was completed and the Ahnighito meteorite embarked on board the Hope in its journey to New York - all Peary's recoveries were eventually sold to the American Museum of Natural History for $40,000
Date: 06/17/2009
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Cape York Meteorite - Ahnighito
A historical photograph of the giant Cape York meteorite after it reached its eventual home at the American Museum of Natural History in New York
Date: 06/17/2009
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Cape York Meteorite - Ahnighito
It is now located in the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites at the American Museum of Natural History - this photo shows how it is displayed today
Date: 06/17/2009
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Cape York - 30.67 grams
Our wonderful etched slice of the giant Cape York meteorite also came from the Agpalilik meteorite in Denmark
Date: 06/17/2009
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Coat of Arms - Italian Province of Brescia
It is a beautiful Province in Lombardy, Italy
Date: 06/23/2009
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The Scaliger Castle of Sirmione
A garrison remained in this Italian castle until the 19th century and was probably there when the Alfianello meteorite made its landing on Earth
Date: 06/23/2009
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The Iron Crown of the Lombards
The Iron Crown is so called from a narrow band of iron about one centimeter within it - the iron was said to have been beaten out of one of the nails used at the crucifixion
Date: 06/23/2009
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Historic Alfianello COA
Courtesy Matteo Chinellato
Date: 06/23/2009
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1883 - Alfianello - 1.284 grams
Our slice of this historic meteorite is classified as an L6 chondrite
Date: 06/23/2009
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1883 - Alfianello - 1.284 grams
Over 228 kilograms of stones were recovered from this witnessed fall in 1883!
Date: 06/23/2009
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British Coat of Arms
Currently there are only 21 approved meteorites from the United Kingdom
Date: 10/03/2009
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Village of Appley Bridge
Once a busy industrial village - it still has several factories including a Weigh-Bridge manufacturer and a Caravan factory - its main purpose now is providing housing to the many commuters who work along the M6
Date: 10/03/2009
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Appley Bridge
Yes - there really is an Appley Bridge! - it runs over the River Douglas - name comes from a very large apple tree which was once next to the bridge
Date: 10/03/2009
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