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Nōgata meteorite

Coordinates: 33°43′N 130°45′E / 33.717°N 130.750°E / 33.717; 130.750
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Nōgata
TypeChondrite[1]
ClassOrdinary chondrite[1]
GroupL6[1]
CountryJapan
RegionFukuoka Prefecture
Coordinates33°43′N 130°45′E / 33.717°N 130.750°E / 33.717; 130.750[1]
Observed fallYes
Fall date19 May 861[1]
Found date19 May 861
TKW472g[1]

The Nōgata meteorite is an L6 chondrite meteorite fragment, found in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is believed to be the oldest fragment associated with a sighting of a meteor fall. Witnessed by a young boy on May 19, 861, who led others to the impact site, it was accepted as having come from the sky.[2] It was analyzed and described by Masako Shima of the National Science Museum of Tokyo and accepted by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society in 1979. Shima published a complete analysis of the chemical makeup of the fragment in 1983.[3] It is on display in a Shinto shrine in Nōgata.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Nogata". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ Norton, O. Richard (1998). Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters. Mountain Press Pub. ISBN 9780878423736.
  3. ^ Marvin, Ursula B. (2006), "Meteorites in history: an overview from the Renaissance to the 20th century", in McCall, G. J. H.; Bowden, A. J.; Howarth, R. J. (eds.), The History of Meteoritics and Key Meteorite Collections: Fireballs, Falls and Finds, London: The Geological Society, p. 16, ISBN 9781862391949
  4. ^ Lindstrom, Marilyn (1997). Exploring meteorite mysteries: A teacher's guide with activities for earth and space sciences. NASA. p. 19.7. ISBN 9781428927612.