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Cherokee Springs meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A LL6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 8,400 g.
CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Listed/year1933
Oddness signal92/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceLL6; Fell
The oddity, explained
Why is Cherokee Springs meteorite unusual?
Cherokee Springs meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 1933, classified LL6. The published description says: A LL6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 8,400 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
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