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Battle Mountain meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 2,900 g.
CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Listed/year2012
Oddness signal92/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceL6; Fell
The oddity, explained
Why is Battle Mountain meteorite unusual?
Battle Mountain meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 2012, classified L6. The published description says: A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 2,900 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
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