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Norton County meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A Aubrite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,100,000 g.
CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Listed/year1948
Oddness signal92/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceAubrite; Fell
The oddity, explained
Why is Norton County meteorite unusual?
Norton County meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 1948, classified Aubrite. The published description says: A Aubrite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,100,000 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
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