Palca de Aparzo, L5

Oscar Turone visited the location and documented this 1988 fall — per the Meteoritical Bulletin: This 1995 Meteoryt! Magazine article describes the …

Potter, L6

This rock isn’t particularly noteworthy; Potter is a common type, has a large total known weight, and it is well-distributed.  It is …

Putinga, L6

The Meteoritical Bulletin has scant information on the fall, but I was able to track down the following paper: Studies of Brazilian …

Park Forest, L6

At approximately 11:50 PM local time on March 26, 2003, the Chicago suburb of Park Forest was pelted with rocks from space.  …

Patrimonio, L6

Patrimonio fell on August 6, 1950, in Brazil.  Per Grady’s Catalogue of Meteorites, approximately 20 stones were recovered, the largest of which …

Pervomaisky, L6

Pervomaisky fell on 26 December, 1933, in the USSR.  A total of 97 stones weighing a total of approximately 49 kg were …

Plainview, H5

Plainview is one of the larger American meteorites ever found, by weight.  At least a tonne of individuals and fragments have been …

Quitovac, L5

The story of Quitovac is very similar to those of many other chondrites from the Southwest.  Metal-detecting prospectors near the gold mines …

Richardton, H5

Richardton fell in North Dakota at 21:48 on 19 June, 1918.  The bolide was seen up to 400 miles away, and sonic …

Roosevelt County 082, H4

Roosevelt County, New Mexico, is home to many deflation surfaces like this one, near Arch Lake: Many meteorite hunters have successfully hunted …