Fireball over Tokyo yields the Narashino meteorite

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Two fragments of the Narashino meteorite
Fragments of the Narashino meteorite, found in Chiba after the July 2020 fireball National Museum of Nature and Science, Japan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A bright fireball seen across the Kanto region at about 2:32 am set off reports around Tokyo. Fragments found in Narashino, Chiba, days later were confirmed by Japan's National Museum of Nature and Science as the country's 53rd known meteorite.

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  1. OfficialJapan Gallery 3rd Floor Exhibition: 'Narashino Meteorite' (opens in a new tab)National Museum of Nature and Science (Japan)
  2. OtherBright fireball over Tokyo! (update: meteorites were recovered, 14 July 2020) (opens in a new tab)International Meteor Organization / 2020-07-14

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