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Alais meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A CI1 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 6,000 g.
CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Listed/year1806
Oddness signal92/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCI1; Fell
The oddity, explained
Why is Alais meteorite unusual?
Alais meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 1806, classified CI1. The published description says: A CI1 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 6,000 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
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