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Eagle Station meteorite

Eagle Station
Eagle Station pallasite, Mineralogisches Museum, Bonn.jpg
Type Achondrite, pallasite
Grouplet PES (Eagle Station grouplet)
Country United States
Region Kentucky
Coordinates 38°37′N 84°58′W / 38.617°N 84.967°W / 38.617; -84.967Coordinates: 38°37′N 84°58′W / 38.617°N 84.967°W / 38.617; -84.967
Observed fall No
Found date 1880
TKW 36 kg (79 lb)
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The Eagle Station meteorite is a pallasite and type specimen of the Eagle Station grouplet.

It was found in 1880 close to Eagle Station, Carroll County, Kentucky (United States). The first description was made by George F. Kunz in 1887.


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