Natural world · Evidence-led place record
Little Piney meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A L5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 491 g.
CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Listed/year1839
Oddness signal92/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceL5; Fell
The oddity, explained
Why is Little Piney meteorite unusual?
Little Piney meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 1839, classified L5. The published description says: A L5 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 491 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
Evidence and further exploration
The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.
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