The Carancas impact event refers to the fall of the Carancas chondritic meteorite on September 15, 2007, near the village of Carancas in Peru, close to...
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Willamette – The largest meteorite ever found in the United States. 2007 Carancas impact event – On 15 September 2007, a stony meteorite that may have weighed...
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populated area (few other examples are Kaali crater in Estonia and 2007 Carancas impact event in Peru). The reserve is located 125 km (78 mi) south west...
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Tunguska event (redirect from Tungus meteorite)
JSTOR 26000644. PMID 18642546. Krinov, E. L. Giant Meteorites, trans. J. S. Romankiewicz (Part III: The Tunguska Meteorite), (Oxford and New York) Pergamon Press...
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A meteorite fall, also called an observed fall, is a meteorite collected after its fall from outer space was observed by people or automated devices. Any...
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the planet's surface. The most recent large meteorite known to have landed on Earth struck near Carancas in Peru in 2007, leaving a crater around 15 m...
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Managua event (redirect from Managua meteorite)
September 2014 or one that occurred before that time. 2007 Carancas impact event "Meteorite strikes near Nicaragua's capital leaving 39-foot crater". RawStory...
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Kaali crater (section Meteoritic iron artefacts)
has occurred in a populated area (other ones are: Henbury craters and Carancas crater). Before the 1930s there were several hypotheses about the origin...
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Earth-crossing orbit 2007 Carancas impact event – mostly intact until object hit the ground Impact event Asteroid impact prediction Meteorite fall List of bolides...
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Impact event (redirect from Meteorite impact)
On 15 September 2007, a chondritic meteor crashed near the village of Carancas in southeastern Peru near Lake Titicaca, leaving a water-filled hole and...
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Allan Hills A81005 (category Meteorites by name)
the "A" in front of the number) was the first meteorite to be recognised as a lunar meteorite. The meteorite Yamato 791197 was discovered in 1979 but its...
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responsible for the illness experienced by those that witnessed the 2007 Carancas impact event in Peru, as local residents inhaled steam which was contaminated...
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Impact Database. These features were caused by the collision of large meteorites or comets with the Earth. For eroded or buried craters, the stated diameter...
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