Homestead (meteorite)

Homestead (meteorite)

Meteorite
Name= Homestead


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Type= Chondrite
Class= Ordinary chondrite
Group= L5
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Composition=
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Country= United States
Region= Iowa
Lat_Long= coord|41|48|N|91|52|W|display=inline,title [ [http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Homestead+&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&stype=contains&lrec=50&
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Observed_fall= Yes
Fall_date= 1875-02-12
Found_date=
TKW= 230 kg


Image2_caption= Slice

Homestead is a L5 meteorite fallen in 1875 in Iowa, United States.

History

On the evening of 12 February 1875 in the Iowa skies was seen a brilliant fireball. After some detonations about 100 meteorite fragments fallen over an 18 square mile area from Amana to Boltonville, in Iowa County.

Composition and classification

It is a L5 type ordinary chondrite. It is also brecciated and veined.

Notes

See also

* Meteorite

External links

* [http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php Meteoritical Bulletin Database]


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