Karoonda meteorite

Karoonda meteorite
Karoonda meteorite commemorative column
Type	Chondrite
Group	CK
Country	South Australia
Region	Karoonda
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	1930-11-25
Karoonda meteorite commemorative plaque

The Karoonda meteorite fell to earth on 25 November 1930 at 10:53 pm near the South Australian town of Karoonda.^[1]

The CK chondrites were named for this meteorite.

Adelaide residents reported a huge ball of fire with a flaming tail shooting across the eastern sky. Some reported that the colour of the flames changed from brilliant red, to pale blue to sickly yellow.^[2] Witnesses closer to Karoonda reported that a loud detonation followed by a low rumbling like thunder being heard shortly after the meteorite passed overhead.^[3] The meteorite was eventually found nearly a month later by Professor Kerr Grant after collecting information from locals and searching an area of a 3 miles (5 km) radius. The remains of the object were found buried in a crater and about 2 feet (0.6 m) in diameter.^[4]

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics

References

External links

• Karoonda meteorite fragments in the R.A. Langheinrich meteorite collection
• An article from the American Museum of Natural History on the meteorite