Weston meteorite

Weston meteorite
Weston meteorite, H4
TypeOrdinary Chondrite[1]
ClassH4
Weathering gradeW0
CountryUnited States
RegionFairfield County, Connecticut
Coordinates41°13′N 73°23′W / 41.217°N 73.383°W / 41.217; -73.383
Observed fallYes
Fall date14 December 1807
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The Weston meteorite is an H4 ordinary chondrite meteorite which fell to earth above the town of Weston, Connecticut on the morning of December 14, 1807.[2]

  1. ^ "Weston". Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Meteoritical Society. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2017. Coordinates that best express the Weston fall are 41°16'N, 73°16'W (see new publication by Robson and Pagliaro 2009). The Weston meteor was observed for approximately ten seconds at 06:00 Eastern Standard Time (11:00 UTC) on 1807 December 14 over New York state and New England. The meteor's atmospheric trajectory was on a course of 155 degrees azimuth (NW to SE) at a slope to the horizon of 30 degrees. The meteor became visible at an altitude of approximately 84 km and its terminal point was at an altitude of approximately 16 km. A significant fragmentation of the meteoroid occurred in the vicinity of New Milford, Connecticut at an altitude of 30 km. Upper air winds distributed the seven fragments recovered into a classical elliptical pattern (centered on the above given coordinates); the major axis being 12 km and orientated north to south. The total mass is ~20 kg. The main mass landed on a rock outcropping in a pasture in Easton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, within 100 m of 41°12'50" N and 73°15'43"W.
  2. ^ "The Weston Meteorite (Yale Peabody Museum)". Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History. 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019.