Karoonda meteorite

Karoonda meteorite
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Type	Chondrite
Group	CK
Country	South Australia
Region	Karoonda
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	1930-11-25
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The Karoonda meteorite fell to earth on 25 November 1930 at 10:53 pm near the South Australian town of Karoonda.

The CK chondrites were named for this meteorite.

Adelaide residents reported a huge ball of fire with a flaming tail shooting across the eastern sky. Some reported that the colour of the flames changed from brilliant red, to pale blue to sickly yellow. Witnesses closer to Karoonda reported that a loud detonation followed by a low rumbling like thunder being heard shortly after the meteorite passed overhead. The meteorite was eventually found nearly a month later by Professor Kerr Grant after collecting information from locals and searching an area of a 3 miles (5 km) radius. The remains of the object were found buried in a crater and about 2 feet (0.6 m) in diameter.

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics

External links

• Karoonda meteorite fragments in the R.A. Langheinrich meteorite collection
• An article from the American Museum of Natural History on the meteorite