Tulia (a), H3-4
From Meteoritics Vol. 17, pp 229-230. Many different finds have been identified in the area, but Tulia (a) is an unusual unequilibrated …
R.E. Peary 1895 letter, first analysis of Cape York
Original letter dated October 18, 1895, in which Peary asks Yale chemist Frank Austin Gooch (1852-1929) to analyze a sample of Cape …
Vernon County, H6
This meteorite has a wonderful history. A bright fireball was observed on the morning of March 25, 1865. The fall was witnessed …
Wellman (c), H4
There’s precious little about this meteorite available online: a 1974 paper by Derek W. Sears states that the meteorite had a terrestrial …
Weston, H4
Weston was the first witnessed, recovered, American fall. There are some great anecdotes from the eyewitnesses and other important persons of the …
Tranquillity, California
That’s right. Tranquillity, with two L’s. This small town in California’s Central Valley was ground zero for California’s newest fall. From Peter …
UCLA Alumni Meteorite Hunt, April 2014
April 26 was a blustery day, but the ~25 UCLA faculty and alumni who made the trip braved the ~30+ mph winds …
Sierra Madera Breccia
The Sierra Madera crater is a multi-ringed structure approximately 13 kilometers across. It is less than 100 million years old, and was …
Sikhote-Alin Iron Meteorite Shower (Volumes I & II)
These extremely rare volumes contain a thorough account of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite fall and subsequent expeditions to the fall location. Published in …
Whetstone Mountains, Arizona
On the night of June 22, 2009, a small asteroid entered Earth’s atmosphere above Mexico, moving roughly NNE. It broke up over …