Appley Bridge Meteorite Halliwell Farm, Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire. N14849 A stony meteorite which fell at Appley Bridge near Wigan, Lancashire, at 8.45 pm in 13 October 1914. A luminous flight path and several detonations were reported by eyewit

Appley Bridge Meteorite

 

Halliwell Farm, Appley Bridge, Wigan, Lancashire.

 

N14849

 

A stony meteorite which fell at Appley Bridge near Wigan, Lancashire, at 8.45 pm in 13 October 1914. A luminous flight path and several detonations were reported by eyewitnesses. A stone of about 15kg was discovered the next day, of which this is a cut fragment. Note the black fusion crust about 0.5mm thick on the surface of the stone.

 

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