Auckland (meteorite)

Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
RegionAuckland
Coordinates36°53′21″S 174°48′22″E / 36.88917°S 174.80611°E / -36.88917; 174.80611[1]
Observed fallYes[1]
Fall date12 June 2004
Alternative namesEllerslie

The Auckland meteorite, also known as the Ellerslie meteorite,[2] landed in Ellerslie, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on 12 June 2004. It crashed through the roof of a house and landed in the living room. As the ninth meteorite to ever be discovered in New Zealand, it is the only one to have ever hit a house in the country. It is owned by the Auckland War Memorial Museum.

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