Virginia Meteorites Map

Meteorites found in Virginia, USA Map

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Meteorites Found in Virginia
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18 records found for meteorites with places that contain "Virginia"
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Augusta County	Official		1858	Virginia, USA	Iron, IIIAB	76 kg
Botetourt County	Official		1850	Virginia, USA	Iron	500 g
Chesapeake Bay**	Crater		35.3 ± 0.1	Virginia, USA	Impact Crater
Cranberry Plains	Official		1852	Virginia, USA	Iron, IVA	90 g
Dungannon	Official		1922	Virginia, USA	Iron, IAB-MG	13 kg
Forksville	Official	Y	1924	Virginia, USA	L6	6.07 kg
Greenbrier County	Official		1880	West Virginia, USA	Iron, IIIAB	5 kg
Hopper	Official		1889	Virginia, USA	Iron, IIIAB	1800 g
Indian Valley	Official		1887	Virginia, USA	Iron, IIAB	14.1 kg
Jenny's Creek	Official		1883	West Virginia, USA	Iron, IAB-MG	12 kg
Keen Mountain **	Official		1950	Virginia, USA	Iron, IIAB	6.69 kg	8
Landes **	Official		1930	West Virginia, USA	Iron, IAB-MG	69.8 kg	51
Lorton **	Official	Y	2010	Virginia, USA	L6	330 g	99
Montrose	Doubtful		1940	West Virginia, USA	Doubtful stone
Norfolk	Official		1907	Virginia, USA	Iron, IIIAB	23 kg
Richmond	Official	Y	1828	Virginia, USA	LL5	1800 g
Sharps	Official	Y	1921	Virginia, USA	H3.4	1265 g
Staunton	Official		1869	Virginia, USA	Iron, IIIE	43.5 kg

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Meteorites Found in Pennsylvania, USA Map

Meteorites Found in Pennsylvania, USA Map

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Meteorites Found in Pennsylvania
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8 records found for meteorites with places that contain "Pennsylvania"
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Bald Eagle	Official		1891	Penn., USA	Iron,  IIIAB	3.2 kg
Black Moshannan Park	Official	Y	1941	Penn., USA	L5	705 g
Bradford Woods	Official	Y	1886	Penn., USA	L	762 g
Chicora	Official	Y	1938	Penn., USA	LL6	303 g
Mount Joy	Official		1887	Penn., USA	Iron,  IIAB	384 kg
New Baltimore	Official		1922	Penn., USA	Iron,  ungrouped	20 kg
Pittsburg	Official		1850	Penn., USA	Iron,  IAB-MG	600 g
Shrewsbury	Official		1907	Penn., USA	Iron,  IAB-sLL	12 kg

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 16MAY2013

The Elizabeth Meteorite
Tue, 14 May, 2013 02:03 PM PDT
The Planetary Studies Foundation is an internationally recognized meteorite research institution that is involved with the recovery and classification of new meteorites. One of the PSF’s latest meteoritediscoveries is directly related to the Village of Elizabeth, Illinois.Continue reading

Meteor Activity Outlook for May 11-17, 2013 | American Meteor Society
The estimated total hourly meteor rates for evening observers this week is near two as seen from the northern hemisphere and three as seen from south of the ...
www.amsmeteors.org/.../meteor-activity-outlook-for-may-11-...

Unknown wonders: Wolfe Creek Crater - The Conversation
The Conversation
The only bigger crater undoubtedly made by a meteorite impact is the Meteor Crater in Arizona. Travelling at cosmic velocity, about 15km per second (that's 40 times faster than a bullet from a high-powered rifle, or like crossing Australia in less than ...

1948 Norton County Meteorite Rock - YouTube
3 min
Laura Woolley appraises an out-of-this-world meteorite rock during ANTIQUES ROADSHOW's ...
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Halley's Comet Meteor Spotted By Two NASA Cameras | Video
Malaysia Sun
Space.com Monday 13th May, 2013. The all-sky and wide-field cameras at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama delivered 2 different angles on an incoming object during the Eta Aquarid meteor shower on May 8th, 2013. Read more ...

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Puerto Rico Fireball Meteor 14MAY2013

Puerto Rico Fireball Meteor 1 am / EST 14MAY2013

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Puerto Rico Meteor 14MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
14MAY2013 Gabriel Miranda San Juan, Puerto Rico 1:00:00 1.5 - 2 125ºSE from Left to Right Green Very bright I think as bright as the moon No I was with a friend that also saw it.

14MAY2013 Keyla Lajas, Puerto Rico 1 am / EST 5 seconds Stopped in the horizon level.  left to right. I was facing South green/blue no tail high brightness. Like a big star didn't see any none

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California Fireball Meteor 13MAY2013

California Fireball Meteor approx. 21:35 PDT 13MAY2013

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California Meteor 13MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
13MAY2013 Barbra Point Reyes Station, CA About 22:00 PST 6-7 sec W to E Green Venus No Very bright

13May2013 Kat M Las Flores, CA 92688 21:36:00 15 seconds max SE to NW Bright white possibly tinted bluish green Super bright No fragments It had a tail

13MAY2013 Niilo Tippler Los Angeles, CA, USA 21:32 PST 1-2 seconds NE->NE, 50deg->30deg Bright white center, Bright green outer, no sound Brighter than full moon Multiple
fragmentation trail Very Bright, almost like a green flare, but much faster.

13May2013 Mitchell cooper Sylmar ca USA 21:30:00 10 seconds North Bright light falling to earth Sun 3 parts Thought it was going to explode on earth

13MAY2013 julie riverside, ca 936 2 sec i was  facing north sky, straight down path in sky bright green no or small tail small bright point of light, moving fast no none

13MAY2013 jon chandler valley center california 21:35 approx 3 seconds headed falling rapidly blue green extremely bright none had a long trail

13MAY2013 Rachel Los Angeles, CA 21:30 PDT 5-7 sec I was facing NE, appeared to be moving directly overhead towards the NE. It was bright and amazing! Colors ranged from bright blue/white to orange to yellow in bursts. We were inside so can not comment as to sound. As bright as a firecracker Not that we could see Wish we had had a camera on the ready; sadly, none.

13MAY2013 John Del Mar, CA 21:20:00 5 seconds start NE looking north bright white with green tail brighter than moon did not seem to fragment no

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Arizona Meteor 12MAY2013

Arizona Meteor 23:35 MDT 12MAY2013
-Sonics and Fragmentation Reported
-- Meteorites on the ground?

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Arizona Meteor 12MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
12MAY2013 David Ankney Maricopa AZ USA 23:33:00 3 sec west to east Amber/orange fireworks bright yes long tail breaking up may have come down withing 30 miles

12MAY2013 Thomas Hughes Avondale, AZ, USA 23:35 MT 15-20 Sec NW-SE/ Left to Right/ Facing East White with orange tail Moon Fragmented south of Phoenix Nice =)

12MAY2013 Pamela Dickens Tucson, AZ 23:35 MST 3 Secs N.W. - N.E. Left to right, facing North Bright red and white around the body and also the tail. About 1/3 as bright as a full moon, much brighter than a common "shooting star." Not that I saw Spectacular sight.

12MAY2013 Nathaniel Smalley Phoenix, AZ 23:35:00 5-10 seconds Start NW traveling SE White/Orange Bright as moon Can't confirm The fireball extinguished in the Sotheastern sky and a few seconds later I believe I heard a 'pop' sound

12MAY2013 Jessica Morrison Mesa, AZ 11:45 p.m. About 15 sec West to East Almost pinkish in color. No sound. About twice as bright as shooting star. Yes parts falling off behind. It burned for sometime and eventually broke off and burned out.

12MAY2013 mike Tucson, AZ 2215 5-10 secs W-E, N-S Red, Blue same as moon yes there were two seperate objects

Sonics!
Dr. Don McCarthy and his group (Astronomy Camp) were on Mt Lemmon (or Mt Bigelow) just north of Tucson and witnessed the meteor event and reported sonics heard. - Dr. Larry Lebofsky, Tucson
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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 13MAY2013

Bethlehem driver almost hit by meteorite in 1913 - Almanac May 12, 2013
Sun, 12 May, 2013 03:42 AM PDT
The Tri-State Sky-Diving Club of Flemington put on an aerial demonstration in 1963.Continue reading

BBC News - Meteor spotted in night sky in England ...
People have reported seeing what was thought to be a meteor in the night sky in parts of ...
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Massive "fireball" spotted over the United Kingdom : worldnews
[10:32 pm GMT+1] Second photo in - A green fireball ... Second Twitter Picture - A clear, greenfireball · Third Twitter Picture - Poor Resolution ...
www.reddit.com/.../massive_fireball_spotted_over_the_united...

Another meteorite falls in Connecticut - WFSB 3 ...
For the second time in a month, a meteorite has landed in a Connecticut community.
wfsb.com

HISTORY LESSON: 20-ton meteor crashed near Blackstone, Va., Betty Miller ...
San Angelo Standard Times
Today is Sunday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2013. There are 233 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day. In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, the besieged city of Charleston, S.C., surrendered to British forces. In 1922, a 20-ton meteor crashed ...

Another meteorite strikes a home in Connecticut
Science Recorder
Superstition rose in Connecticut this week as yet another meteor was discovered in a Connecticut town beginning with the letter “W.” “That's just crazy. It's just unbelievable,” Waterbury resident Jay Langlois expressed to New England Cable News ...

The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 05MAY2013
The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak this weekend, with the best ... Meteor shower from Halley's Comet lights up early morning sky - News Track ...
lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/.../the-latest-worldwide-m...

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In History- Virginia Meteor Happened 11MAY1922 not 12MAY1922

In History- Virginia Meteor Happened 11MAY1922 not 12MAY1922

The Great Meteor of May 11, 1922
Popular Astronomy, Vol. 33, pgs. 502-506
by Chas. P. Olivier

  On the night of May 11, 1922 at 11:15 EST, a great fireball or meteor appeared over North Carolina, and travelling northward, burst over Amelia County, Virgina. ... more-
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1925PA.....33..502O

METEORS EXPLODES AND ROCKS EARTH
Reno Evening Gazette
Reno, NV
May 12, 1922
Richmond, Va., May 12 - With a detonation that was heard forty miles away, a meteor appeared to fall to earth some distance north of Lawrenceville at about 11:15 last (night), according to reports reaching here. The phenomenon was said to have rocked the earth not unlike an earthquake, shaking houses and awakening residents of Lawrenceville. The countryside for miles around, it was said, was lighted up as bright as midday, and the meteor emitted a swishing sound as it hurled through space.
  Reports reaching Norfolk said the meteor exploded with a force that shook houses and broke windows in and around that community. The flash of the meteor was plainly seen at Norfolk, 100 miles each of where it is estimated to have fallen.

Original Posts-
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2019/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel%201922%20May-Aug/Rome%20NY%20Daily%20Sentinel%201922%20May-Aug%20-%200105.pdf

http://newspaperarchive.com/boston-evening-globe/1922-05-12

In spite of several of several newspapers posting today about "this day in history", I cannot locate anywhere an actual newspaper story about the "May 12, 1922 – A 20-ton meteorite lands near Blackstone, Virginia, USA"  -LunarMeteoriteHunter

research note- status unconfirmed
1922 _ 12 MAY: A 20.3-tonne/20-ton meteorite lands in a field near Blackstone, Virginia, leaving a 46 sq m/500 sq ft hole in the ground.
http://popcornpot.com/hughspen/chroast1.htm

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MBIQ Detects Michigan, Ohio, Ontario Meteor 11MAY2013

MBIQ Detects Michigan, Ohio, Ontario Meteor approx. 21'28 EDT 11MAY2013

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Michigan, Ohio, Ontario Meteor approx. 21'28 EDT 11MAY2013
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
11MAY2013 Jason D Conway, MI - USA 21:40 EST no more than 3 seconds Northern Sky E-W green streak then flashed out brighter than the moon unknown it looked very close.

11MAY2013 Nick Mt. Pleasant MI 21:20:00 5 secs right to left...downward heading north..we were facing north east very bright white moon yes from the sides of it close to the head it was amazing hope someone finds it....and gains super powers or finds some anamantium

11MAY2013 Ernie Larson Montague, MI, USA 21:28:00 about 7 seconds. I was facing east and it was travaling from south to north. looked to be above oceana county A very large green fire ball that fell apart slowly It was very bright kinda like the moon but green. Yes there where some. It was the most amazing color and size ive ever seen and im 31. Ive seen a lot of meteor showers and such and nothing compairs to this not even on tv.

MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
Dearborn Heights, Michigan arrived from bing.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: Ontario / Michigan Meteor 09FEB2013" by searching for meteor sighting michigan.

10:56:46 -- 35 minutes ago
Interlochen, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for ball of green light in sky 5/11/2013 michigan interlochen.
11:02:56 -- 28 minutes ago

Boyne City, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching for meteor over northern michigan.
11:14:32 -- 16 minutes ago

Oxford, Michigan arrived from google.com on "Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News" by searching formeteor over ortonville tonight.11:19:09 -- 11 minutes ago

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The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News 11-12MAY2013

Another meteorite found in yard in Conn.
Sat, 11 May, 2013 03:47 AM PDT
A strange rock found in the front yard of a Waterbury home ­appears to be a meteorite. It is the second time in a month that a meteorite has been found in Connecticut. Stefan Nicolescu, mineralogy collections manager at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, said it is ‘‘highly likely’’ the...Continue reading

Look up! Venus and Jupiter glow bright this weekend
Los Angeles Times
There will be no meteor showers this weekend, or ring-of-fire solar eclipses, but if you head outside around twilight, you'll get an excellent view of Jupiter and Venus around a slender crescent moon. As night begins to fall on Saturday and Sunday ...

Full report on Meteor spotted in night sky in England and Wales 8 ...
UK Meteor Network calculated the trajectory of the reported fireball meteor sightning.
ukmeteornetwork.co.uk/.../full-report-on-meteor-spotted-in-ni...

NASA All Sky Fireball Network Captures Eta Aquarids - Blogs - NASA
A composite image of 13 Eta Aquarid meteors from the NASA All Sky Fireball Network station in Mayhill, New Mexico the morning of May 6, 2013. Clouds ...
blogs.nasa.gov/cm/blog/.../posts/post_1367933136237.html

Experts Differ on Green Meteor's Origin
French Tribune
As per recent reports, it has been revealed that people living in England and Wales have witnessed a spectacular show of bright green colored meteor. A number of them have revealed about the same on social networking sites. One of the watchers has ...

Another meteorite hits house in Conn.
Greenwich Time
Cathryn J. Prince of Weston, who wrote about the 1807 Weston meteorite in her book, "A Professor, a President, and a Meteor: The Birth of American Science," said that meteorites back then were truly terrifying to people of the time; rocks were not ...

Namibia: Meteorite Strikes Mahangu Field
Fri, 10 May, 2013 03:48 AM PDT
[New Era]Onesi -Thousands of people have flocked to the Omusati Region out of curiosity to view a small piece ofmeteorite that landed in a mahangu field in the village of Oshika, in Onesi Constituency, yesterday morning.Continue reading

Stargazers' delight as fireballs set to streak across sky
Herald.ie
Astronomy Ireland spokesman Conor Farrell told the Herald: "The fireball on Wednesday night was probably part of the Eta Aquarids, the debris left by Halley's Comet. The earth's atmosphere usually ploughs through the debris around this time every year.

Another Meteorite: This One Hit Waterbury Home ...
By Kelly Glista, Hartford Courant A rock that crashed through the gutter of a house recently has ...
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Green meteor dazzles UK stargazers - Ninemsn
Ninemsn
May 10, 2013: A blue-green light streaking above the night sky in Wales turned out to be a meteor, and is believed to be a leftover fragment of Halley's Comet. Stargazers across England and Wales have reported seeing a green-tinged meteor flying across ...

Massive "fireball" spotted over the United Kingdom : worldnews
[10:32 pm GMT+1] Second photo in - A green fireball ... Second Twitter Picture - A clear, greenfireball · Third Twitter Picture - Poor Resolution ...
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Santiago del Estero, Argentina Meteorite Claimed Found

A meteorite fell on a golf Alperovich in Santiago del Estero
In The Welsh farm where soybean seed, beans and corn and raised cattle, work unexpectedly interrupted by the fall of the fireball. In the El Bobadal. ...A rock of great size, about 45 inches in diameter, the machine jammed. The laborers found that it was a stone, but it was not common. "It was black and looked like an iron" revealed one of the workers. 's rock split into several parts by the force of the thresher and one of the pieces-of 689 grams was delivered... suspecting that it could be remnants of a meteorite.. ... more http://www.contextotucuman.com/nota/104529/un-meteorito-cayo-sobre-un-campo-de-alperovich-en-santiago-del-estero.html
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There was a meteor captured on taped on 21APR2013 during a rock concert held in Argentina in Santiago del Estero. -
http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.jp/2013/04/argentina-bolide-meteor-21apr2013.html.

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Waterbury, CT Meteorite Hit House Find Reported 09MAY2013

 Waterbury, CT Meteorite Hit House Find Reported 09MAY2013

Another Meteorite: This One Hit Waterbury Home
"The meteorite fell to the ground after hitting he house, and was reported to the museum on Wednesday, only 19 days after another meteorite went through the roof of a home in Wolcott and came to rest in the attic. The two homes are less than a mile apart."...
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This meteorite IS likely paired with the recent April meteorite in Wolcott. It seems that someone should be looking for a strewnfiled! -LunarMeteoriteHunter
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Oshika, Namibia Meteorite Fall 09MAY2013

Oshika, Namibia Meteorite Fall 09MAY2013

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Onesi, Omusati, Namibia Location Map
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Oshika, Namibia Meteorite Fall 09MAY2013
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Meteorite strikes mahangu field

"A piece of meteorite, the of a size of a small ball or two human fists put together made such an impact that people within a radius of over 200km were able to hear the explosive impact, feel the resulting tremor and observe the blinding light that followed as it landed". ...more-

http://www.newera.com.na/articles/51703/Meteorite-strikes-mahangu-field

'UFO' sparks bomb fears in northern village
"Oshika - a remote village in the Onesi area of the Omusati Region - was gripped by fear of bombs when an object believed to be a meteorite fell there in the early hours of yesterday.
The incident had, according to worried eyewitnesses, all the hallmarks of a military attack - a sound similar to that of a warplane, a loud explosion and a suspicious landing time."...

http://sun.com.na/local-news/ufo-sparks-bomb-fears-in-northern-village.52612

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