L'Aigle meteorite fall

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:catalogueNumber Meteoritical Bulletin: 14555
gptkbp:class ordinary chondrite
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:date 1803-04-26
gptkbp:fall_time about 1:00 PM
gptkbp:fragmentNumber about 3,000
gptkbp:historicalSignificance convinced scientific community of meteorite origin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label L'Aigle meteorite fall
gptkbp:impact no crater formed
gptkbp:location gptkb:Muséum_National_d'Histoire_Naturelle,_Paris
L'Aigle, Normandy, France
gptkbp:notable_for large number of recovered stones
gptkbp:observed_fall yes
gptkbp:region gptkb:Orne
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:L6
gptkbp:significance helped prove extraterrestrial origin of meteorites
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Biot
gptkbp:totalKnownWeight about 37 kg
gptkbp:type gptkb:asteroid
gptkbp:witnessedBy many local residents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:L'Aigle,_France
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7