Case file · Cosmic event
Duwon meteorite fall
On 23 November 1943 a stone fell at Duwon, Goheung, the first meteorite fall in Korea with a confirmed impact site.
1943 CE · 34.65, 127.26 · status: official
The account
The L6 chondrite was taken to Japan during the colonial period and returned to Korea in 1999 on long-term loan from Japan; it is kept at the Geological Museum of KIGAM in Daejeon.