Meteorite Junction City 0,05g – Georgia, USA
Type: stony meteorite / ordinary chondrite L5
Locality: Georgia, USA
Weight: 0,05g
Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 2 mm
Year fell: 2022
Total known weight: 1951 g
Surface treatment: none – raw
Packaging: Transparent plastic box (5,8 x 3,8 x 1,6 cm)
| Category: | Junction City |
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| By name: | Junction City |
| ? Type: | Stony |
| Subspecies: | Chondrite |
| ? Surface treatment: | Natural (raw) |
| Packaging: | In box |
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The Junction City meteorite is an ordinary L5 class chondrite that impacted on September 26, 2022 near Junction City, Georgia, USA. At 00:04 local time, a bright bolide was observed over southern Georgia, exploding between the cities of Atlanta and Columbus. The event was recorded by the network cameras, allowing the approximate area of impact to be quickly determined. The first fragment weighing 91 grams was found on 27 September 2022, approximately 5.5 km northeast of Junction City.