Dresden (Kansas) meteorite, Decatur Co., Kansas, USAi
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Dresden (Kansas) meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Decatur Co. | County |
Kansas | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
39° 37' 0'' North , 100° 27' 47'' West
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Deposit first discovered:
1953
Köppen climate type:
Chondrite, H5.
One specimen, weight 6.76 kg, was found in 1953 when a bulldozer turned it up during the building of a country road. It was recognized as a meteorite in 1965.
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