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The meteorite split into many pieces. The largest piece was discovered by W. H. Hodges in an 8-foot (2 m) hole on a farm south of Bethel Church, off
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681:Shergottites
654:Chassignites
619:Mare basalts
418:Carbonaceous
329:strewn field
217:. Retrieved
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180:Fayetteville
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1908:Tagish Lake
1873:Springwater
1771:Peace River
1761:Park Forest
1645:Mundrabilla
1574:Krasnojarsk
1492:High Possil
1462:Gebel Kamil
1355:Chelyabinsk
1234:Avanhandava
1119:Adzhi-Bogdo
1109:Adelie Land
939:CI1 fossils
835:Amphoterite
819:Octahedrite
814:Hexahedrite
521:Acapulcoite
448:C ungrouped
363:Parent body
287:meteoritics
215:. July 1930
129:(after the
2107:Categories
2021:Yamato 691
1995:Winchcombe
1990:Willamette
1969:Vermillion
1928:Tlacotepec
1888:Strathmore
1812:Richardton
1751:Pallasovka
1472:Goose Lake
1452:Gao–Guenie
1385:Cranbourne
1370:Chinguetti
1274:Blithfield
1209:Arbol Solo
1075:Meteorites
880:weathering
854:Mineralogy
802:Structural
777:Main group
759:Stony-iron
561:Asteroidal
526:Brachinite
504:Achondrite
324:statistics
283:Meteorites
199:References
89:1930-02-17
2046:Zaklodzie
1948:Twannberg
1903:Sylacauga
1878:St-Robert
1858:Shergotty
1781:Penouille
1776:Peekskill
1756:Paragould
1721:Oldenburg
1716:Old Woman
1655:Murchison
1584:Lac Dodon
1507:Hraschina
1502:Homestead
1457:Gay Gulch
1426:Ensisheim
1390:D'Orbigny
1350:Chassigny
1335:Cape York
1269:Białystok
1254:Bellsbank
1244:Beardsley
1239:Baszkówka
1028:Meteoroid
993:See also:
923:Patterns
890:chondrule
859:petrology
772:Pallasite
664:Nakhlites
594:Howardite
584:Diogenite
551:Winonaite
541:Lodranite
513:Primitive
467:Kakangari
454:Enstatite
410:Chondrite
319:impactite
295:Meteorite
149:Paragould
135:chondrite
86:Fall date
56:Chondrite
2031:Yardymly
1913:Tamdakht
1893:Sulagiri
1883:Stannern
1868:Sołtmany
1848:Seymchan
1766:Pavlovka
1569:Khatyrka
1559:Karoonda
1512:Huckitta
1380:Coahuila
1360:Chergach
1345:Chambord
1340:Carancas
1289:Brachina
1199:Annaheim
1134:Albareto
1129:Akbarpur
1114:Adhi Kot
996:Asteroid
975:Journals
902:Minerals
895:presolar
787:Pyroxene
674:ALH84001
647:NWA 7034
546:Ureilite
494:Rumuruti
472:Ordinary
401:grouplet
304:Glossary
187:See also
153:Arkansas
80:Arkansas
1923:Tissint
1817:Renazzo
1791:Pultusk
1786:Příbram
1746:Ourique
1731:Orgueil
1579:L'Aigle
1554:Kainsaz
1421:Elbogen
1395:Dronino
1375:Claxton
1304:Brenham
1249:Bendegó
1189:Ankober
1164:Allende
1159:Allegan
1077:by name
886:Grains
809:Ataxite
634:Martian
589:Eucrite
574:Aubrite
569:Angrite
358:Notable
348:Largest
341:hunting
164:Chicago
62:Country
2058:List:
2041:Zaisho
2036:Zagami
2000:Winona
1985:Weston
1943:Tsarev
1938:Treysa
1933:Toluca
1918:Tenham
1807:Qidong
1736:Ornans
1726:Omolon
1695:Novato
1665:Nantan
1660:Nakhla
1594:Łowicz
1589:Loreto
1549:Kaidun
1528:Imilac
1467:Gibeon
1436:Fukang
1431:Esquel
1416:El Ali
1365:Chinga
1294:Brahin
1284:Bovedy
1264:Benton
1224:Assisi
1214:Archie
1194:Anlong
1179:Angers
1174:Andura
1139:Aletai
1099:Aarhus
1021:shower
1016:Meteor
970:Awards
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314:bolide
72:Region
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1630:Mineo
1615:Mbosi
1564:Kesen
1533:Itqiy
1477:Grant
1229:Atoka
1006:Comet
948:Lists
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606:Lunar
536:IIICD
396:group
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219:6 May
139:Earth
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1124:Agen
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963:type
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705:Iron
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309:Fall
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