Novato meteorite

Novato meteorite
Novato meteorite
	Peter Jenniskens meteor trajectory. Six fragments have been found in Novato, California. More massive 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) fragments may have fallen near Sonoma with any 10 kilograms (22 lb) fragments possibly falling near Yountville / St. Helena. This trajectory estimate may be inaccurate.
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	L6
Shock stage	S4
Weathering grade	W0/1
Country	USA
Region	California
Coordinates	38°06′N 122°36′W / 38.1°N 122.6°W
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	17 October 2012
Found date	20 October 2012
TKW	~363 grams (6 recovered)
Strewn field	Yes
Alternative names	Mill Valley
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The Novato meteorite is an ordinary chondrite which entered the Earth's atmosphere and broke up over Northern California at 19:44 Pacific Time on 17 October 2012. The falling bolide created a bright fireball and sonic booms and fragmented into smaller pieces as the intense friction of passing through the atmosphere heated it and absorbed its kinetic energy.^[2] The meteoroid was about 35 centimeters (14 in) across.^[3]

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