| Sylacauga | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:2024-10-21_-_Tuscaloosa,_AL,_USA_-_Hodges_(Sylacauga)_Meteorite_(cropped).jpg) The Hodges fragment of the meteorite at the Alabama Museum of Natural History in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. | |
| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Ordinary chondrite |
| Group | H4 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Alabama |
| Coordinates | 33°11′18.1″N 86°17′40.2″W / 33.188361°N 86.294500°W |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | 18:46 UT on November 30, 1954 |
| TKW | 5.54 kg |
| Strewn field | Yes |
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The Sylacauga meteorite fell on November 30, 1954, at 12:46 local time (18:46 UT)[1] in Oak Grove, Alabama, near Sylacauga, in the United States. It is also commonly called the Hodges meteorite because a fragment of it struck Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (1920–1972).[2]
- ^ Povenmire, H. (1995). "The Sylacauga, Alabama Meteorite: The Impact Locations, Atmosphere Trajectory, Strewn Field and Radiant". Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. 26: 1133. Bibcode:1995LPI....26.1133P.
- ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Sylacauga