02 October 2013

October Historical Meteorite Falls Worldwide Calendar

October Meteorite Falls Worldwide Calendar
Historical Observed Meteorite Falls for the Month of October
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83 Falls

01OCT
Les Ormes

1857Bourgogne, FranceL6125 gGoogle Earth 
Lodran

1868Punjab, PakistanLodranite1000 gGoogle Earth 
Serra de Magé

1923Pernambuco, BrazilEucrite-cm1800 gGoogle Earth

02OCT
Pesyanoe **

1933Kurganskaya oblast', RussiaAubrite3.39 kg13Google Earth 
Aarhus **

1951Region Midtjylland, DenmarkH6720 g8Google Earth 

03OCT
Chassigny

1815Champagne-Ardenne, FranceMartian (chassignite)4 kgGoogle Earth 
Ngawi

1883Jawa Timur, IndonesiaLL3.61393 gGoogle Earth 
Zagami
1962Katsina, NigeriaMartian (shergottite)18 kgGoogle Earth 

04OCT
Ningbo **

1975Zhejiang, ChinaIron, IVA14.25 kg55Google Earth 

05OCT
Bialystok

1827Bialystok, PolandEucrite-pmict4 kgGoogle Earth 
Jamkheir

1866Maharashtra, IndiaH622 gGoogle Earth 
Fenghsien-Ku
1924Jiangsu, ChinaH582 gGoogle Earth 
Monze

1950Southern, ZambiaL6Google Earth 
Tathlith **

1967'Asir, Saudi ArabiaL62.5 kg43Google Earth 
Marilia **

1971Sao Paulo, BrazilH42.5 kg52Google Earth 
Berthoud **

2004Colorado, USAEucrite-mmict960 g94Google Earth 

06OCT
Lumpkin

1869Georgia, USAL6340 gGoogle Earth 

07OCT
Menow

1862Brandenburg, GermanyH410.5 kgGoogle Earth
Almahata Sitta**

2008Nahr an Nil, SudanUreilite-an3.95 kg96Google Earth 

08OCT
Apt

1803Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, FranceL63.2 kgGoogle Earth 
Ishinga **

1954Mbeya, TanzaniaH1300 g10Google Earth 

09OCT
Jiange

1964Sichuan, ChinaH5222 gGoogle Earth 
Peekskill **

1992New York, USAH612.57 kg75Google Earth 

10OCT
Zhovtnevyi

1938Donetsk, UkraineH6107 kgGoogle Earth 

11OCT
Nicorps

1750Basse-Normandie, FranceStone-unclGoogle Earth 
Ohaba

1857Alba, RomaniaH516.25 kgGoogle Earth 
Vengerovo

1950Novosibirskaya oblast', RussiaH510.8 kgGoogle Earth 

12OCT
Kharkov
1787Sumy, UkraineL61500 gGoogle Earth 
Dwaleni **

1970Shiselweni, SwazilandH4-63.23 kg50Google Earth 

13OCT
Pohlitz

1819Sachsen-Anhalt, GermanyL53 kgGoogle Earth 
Cold Bokkeveld

1838Western Cape, South AfricaCM25.2 kgGoogle Earth 
Borkut

1852Zakarpats'ka, UkraineL57 kgGoogle Earth 
Soko-Banja

1877Serbia, Serbia and MontenegroLL480 kgGoogle Earth 
Appley BridgeOfficialY1914England, UKLL615 kgGoogle Earth 
Hamlet **

1959Indiana, USALL43.71 kg34Google Earth 

14OCT
Zebrak

1824Stredocesky, Czech RepublicH52 kgGoogle Earth 

15OCT
Oterøy

1928Telemark, NorwayL6246 gGoogle Earth 
Beardsley

1929Kansas, USAH516 kgGoogle Earth 

16OCT
Mariaville

1898Nebraska, USAIron340 gGoogle Earth 
Bur-Gheluai

1919Mudug, SomaliaH5120 kgGoogle Earth 
Tuxtuac **

1975Zacatecas, MexicoLL530 kg59Google Earth 
Sfax **

1989Safaqis, TunisiaL67 kg69Google Earth 
Oum Dreyga **

2003Rio de Oro, Western SaharaH3-517 kg89Google Earth 
Bassikounou **
2006Hodh ech Chargui, MauritaniaH529.56 kg92Google Earth 

17OCT
Palahatchie

1910Mississippi, USAOCGoogle Earth 
Rose City

1921Michigan, USAH510.6 kgGoogle Earth 
Elenovka **

1951Donetsk, UkraineL554.64 kg6Google Earth 

18OCT
Delhi

1897Delhi, IndiaL50.8 gGoogle Earth 
Boguslavka

1916Primorskiy kray, RussiaIron, IIAB256 kgGoogle Earth 
Zaoyang **

1984Hubei, ChinaH514.25 kg65Google Earth 

19OCT

20OCT
Manych **

1951Kalmykiya-Khal'mg Tangch, RussiaLL3.43.56 kg7Google Earth 
Yambo **

1951Equateur, Congo - Dem. Rep.H54 g8Google Earth 
Chitado **

1966Cunene, AngolaL653Google Earth 
Patora **

1969Madhya Pradesh, IndiaH64.38 kg52Google Earth 
Bo Xian

1977Anhui, ChinaLL3.97.5 kgGoogle Earth 
Coleman **

1994Michigan, USAL6469 g80Google Earth 

21OCT
Favars

1844Midi-Pyrenees, FranceH51500 gGoogle Earth 
Hvittis

1901Turku Ja Pori, FinlandEL614 kgGoogle Earth 

22OCT
Dokachi

1903Dhaka, BangladeshH53.84 kgGoogle Earth 

23OCT
Po-wang Chen **

1933Anhui, ChinaLL665 g10Google Earth 

24OCT
Peramiho

1899Ruvuma, TanzaniaEucrite-mmict165 gGoogle Earth 

25OCT
Rasgrad

1740Razgrad, BulgariaStone-uncl24.7 kgGoogle Earth 
Zhaodong **

1984Heilongjiang, ChinaL442 kg65Google Earth 

26OCT
Kyushu

1886Kyushu, JapanL645 kgGoogle Earth 
Semarkona

1940Madhya Pradesh, IndiaLL3.00691 gGoogle Earth 

27OCT
Canon City **

1973Colorado, USAH61400 g52Google Earth 
Bilanga **

1999Gnagna, Burkina FasoDiogenite25 kg84Google Earth 

28OCT
Kaprada **
2004Gujarat, IndiaL5/61600 g94Google Earth 

29OCT
BholghatiOfficialY1905Orissa, IndiaHowardite2.5 kgGoogle Earth

30OCT
Valdavur

1944Pondicherry, IndiaH62.8 kgGoogle Earth 
Adzhi-Bogdo (stone) **

1949Govi-Altay, MongoliaLL3-6910 g74Google Earth 
Devri-Khera **

1994Madhya Pradesh, IndiaL61140 g85Google Earth 
Lohawat **

1994Rajasthan, IndiaHowardite40 kg85Google Earth 

31OCT
Monroe

1849North Carolina, USAH48.6 kgGoogle Earth 
Kalaba **

1951Shaba, Congo - Dem. Rep.H4950 g8Google Earth 
Yanzhuang **

1990Guangdong, ChinaH63.5 kg72Google Earth 
Djoumine **

1999Banzart, TunisiaH5-610 kg84Google Earth 

October Meteorite Falls with unknown dates-
Gurram Konda

1814Andhra Pradesh, IndiaL628 gGoogle Earth 
Gualeguaychú

1932Entre Rios, ArgentinaH622 kgGoogle Earth 
Moorleah

1930Tasmania, AustraliaL68.89 kgGoogle Earth 
San Pedro de Quiles **

1956Coquimbo, ChileL6282 g83Google Earth 
Millbillillie **
1960Western Australia, AustraliaEucrite-mmict330 kg51Google Earth 
Iguaracu **

1977Parana, BrazilH51200 g68Google Earth 

For the meteorite falls for the rest of the calendar months-

Worldwide Meteorite Falls Calendar

http://worldwidemeteoritefallscalendar.blogspot.com/

Reference- http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php

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MBIQ Detects California Fireball Meteor 01OCT2013

MBIQ Detects California Fireball Meteor 01OCT2013 - confirmed

If you witnessed a meteor event please file a meteor sighting report to help us confirm and improve our detection; thank you!
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Initial Meteor Sighting Reports-
01OCT2013 Pamela Staton, Ph.D. Yachats, Oregon USA 10:19pm PST 2 seconds.... SE, right to left facing south  VERY bright green, flat eliptical, falling at an angel, lit up mid sky,,,fell fast at an angle....disappeared over coast mountain range Bigger than a planet, very bright green, like a  flare in intensity...stunning ! None noted...angled descent, then just disappeared before  out of sight to mountains SW Not at all like typical meteors that we see here ?? 

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MBIQ Sampled Data Set-
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01 October 2013

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30 September 2013

Asteroid near-miss reported by Russian scientists

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And I hope the coming Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Space Fence is well funded-http://www.spacenews.com/article/military-space/36887us-air-force-sets-march-2014-target-for-space-fence-award


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