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The Charlottetown meteorite was a meteorite fall observed on July 25, 2024. It is notable as the only meteorite known with video and audio of the impact recorded, and as the only known meteorite fall in Prince Edward Island. [2] The Charlottetown meteorite is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite. [1]
The meteorite has been named the "Charlottetown Meteorite" and was found to be made of iron, magnesium, silicon and oxygen. The fragments are now a part of the University of Alberta Meteorite ...
“The Charlottetown Meteorite sure announced its arrival in a spectacular way,” Herd, who collected the specimen and curates the University of Alberta’s meteorite collection, told CNN.
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World map in equirectangular projection of the impact structures on the Earth Impact Database as of November 2017 (in the SVG file, hover over a structure to show its details) The Earth Impact Database is a database of confirmed impact structures or craters on Earth .
In central Illinois, the best chance at peak viewing of the Perseid meteor shower will be this weekend.
Location of impact Method of detection Estimated size Reference 2008 TC 3: October 7, 2008: Nubian Desert in Sudan: visual, weather satellite, meteorite recovery: 4 m (13 ft) [1] 2014 AA: January 2, 2014: Central Atlantic Ocean: infrasound: 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) [2] 2018 LA: June 2, 2018: Botswana/South Africa border: visual, infrasound ...
The Geminid meteor shower is visible from mid-November through Christmas, but it typically peaks each year in mid-December. Named after its radiant, the constellation Gemini, the meteor shower is ...