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History's Most Well Documented Meteorite

History's Most Well Documented Meteorite

A big stone, an emperor, and a lot of superstition...

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Jeffrey W Massey
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The Ensisheim Stone on view at a museum in Alsace, France

November 7, 1492

It was on this date 532 years-ago that the Ensisheim meteorite fell from the sky and landed in a field outside of what is now the French city of Alsace. The meteor weighed approximately 280 pounds and create an impact crater three feet deep. These were superstitious times, and the …

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