A meteorite is simply a meteor that has fallen to Earth and been recovered. It could be a piece of old comet, a piece of an asteroid, or a chip off a planet or the Moon.
2003 September 27
Meteorite Hits House In Louisiana
On September 23, 2003, a meteorite fell out of the sky and hit a house in
New Orleans, Louisiana. An article about the meteorite fall appeared in the
Times-Picayune on September 27:
Mike Farmer, a meteorite dealer, was in Arkansas at the time.
After seeing the article, he made a quick trip to New Orleans and
was able to recover some of the fragments of the meteorite. His
photos of the meteorite and the house are on his website.
The total weight of the meteorite is estimated at 20 kilograms
(44 pounds). The meteorite is being analyzed in a laboratory and
Mike Farmer thinks the meteorite will be classified as an H5, or
a common stony chondrite.
Ron Baalke
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