Meteorite Fall
Meteorite falls, also called observed falls, are those meteorites that were collected after that their fall was witnessed by people or automated devices as they moved through the atmosphere or hit the Earth. All other meteorites are called "finds". As of June 2012, there are about 1,103 documented falls that are listed in widely-used databases, most of which have specimens in modern collections.
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