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WESTON

Chondrite H4
Fall, December 14, 1807
USA, Connecticut
Meteorite shower, collected almost 150 kg in total
Photo shows a 75.8 g section

The meteorite fall was described by Profs. B. Silliman and D. Kingsley. Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, a creator of the American Constitution, learned of the description. The President commented, "It is easier to believe that Yankee professors would lie than that stones could fall from the sky". .

      
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