| Nōgata | |
|---|---|
| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Ordinary chondrite |
| Group | L6 |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Coordinates | 33°43′N 130°45′E / 33.717°N 130.750°E / 33.717; 130.750 |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | 19 May 861 |
| Found date | 19 May 861 |
| TKW | 472g |
The Nōgata meteorite is an L6 chondrite meteorite fragment, found in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is believed to be the oldest fragment associated with a sighting of a meteor fall. Witnessed by a young boy on May 19, 861, who led others to the impact site, it was accepted as having come from the sky. It was analyzed and described by Masako Shima of the National Science Museum of Tokyo and accepted by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society in 1979. Shima published a complete analysis of the chemical makeup of the fragment in 1983. It is on display in a Shinto shrine in Nōgata.
References
- ^ "Nogata". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- Norton, O. Richard (1998). Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters. Mountain Press Pub. ISBN 9780878423736.
- Marvin, Ursula B. (2006), "Meteorites in history: an overview from the Renaissance to the 20th century", in McCall, G. J. H.; Bowden, A. J.; Howarth, R. J. (eds.), The History of Meteoritics and Key Meteorite Collections: Fireballs, Falls and Finds, London: The Geological Society, p. 16, ISBN 9781862391949
- Lindstrom, Marilyn (1997). Exploring meteorite mysteries: A teacher's guide with activities for earth and space sciences. NASA. p. 19.7. ISBN 9781428927612.
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