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Johnstown Meteorite (ADIO)

Johnstown fell at 4:20pm local time on July 6, 1924 in Weld County, Colorado. It's a diogenite achondrite (HED) and weighed 40.3 kg. The Handbook of Colorado Meteorites says that a total of 27 stones were found. The Handbook has a full account of the fall from E. O. Hovey. Among other things, he says that more than 200 people witnessed and heard the fall.

For more details about this meteorite, go to its Meteorical Bulletin page: Johnstown

Some photos of this meteorite are below.