Case file · Cosmic event

Chicora meteor

On the evening of 24 June 1938 a large meteoroid exploded about 19 km above Chicora in Butler County, seen across western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.

1938 CE · 40.95, -79.74 · status: official

The account

Estimates put its mass at around 450 tonnes, but only a few small fragments of stony meteorite were recovered.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Chicora, Pennsylvania
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