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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Aarhus (meteorite), Abee (meteorite), Adhi Kot (meteorite), Agen (meteorite), Akbarpur (meteorite), Albareto (meteorite), Allegan (meteorite), Allende meteorite, Ambapur Nagla, Andura, Angers (meteorite), Ankober (meteorite), Anlong (meteorite), Annaheim meteorite, Arbol Solo (meteorite), Archie (meteorite), Arroyo Aguiar (meteorite), Assisi (meteorite), Avanhandava (meteorite), Benton meteorite, Bovedy (meteorite), Buzzard Coulee meteorite, Chergach, Claxton Meteorite, Elbogen (meteorite), Ensisheim (meteorite), Gao-Guenie meteorite, Homestead (meteorite), Hraschina meteorite, Kaidun meteorite, Karoonda meteorite, L'Aigle (meteorite), Mineo (meteorite), Monte Milone (meteorite), Moss meteorite, Murchison meteorite, Norton County (meteorite), Omolon (meteorite), Orgueil (meteorite), Ourique (meteorite), Park Forest (meteorite), Pavlovka (meteorite), Peace River (meteorite), Peekskill meteorite, Pultusk (meteorite), Sikhote-Alin meteorite, St-Robert meteorite, Stannern (meteorite), Sutter's Mill meteorite, Sylacauga (meteorite), Tagish Lake (meteorite), The Peekskill Meteorite Car, Wold Cottage (meteorite), Yardymly (meteorite). Excerpt: The Murchison meteorite is named after Murchison, Victoria, in Australia. It is one of the most studied meteorites due to its large mass (>100 kg), the fact that it was an observed fall, and that it belongs to a group of meteorites rich in organic compounds. On 28 September 1969 at about 10:58 AM, near the town of Murchison, Victoria in Australia, a bright fireball was observed to separate into three fragments before disappearing, leaving a cloud of smoke. About 30 seconds later, a tremor was heard. Many fragments were found over an area larger than 13 km, with individual mass up to 7 kg; one, weighing 680 g, broke through a roof and fell in hay. The total collected mass...