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Braunschweig meteorite of 23 April 2013 Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig, Germany DSC05069
Braunschweig meteorite of 23 April 2013 Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig, Germany DSC05069

The Braunschweig meteorite is a 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds) meteorite that hit Melverode, a suburb in Braunschweig, Germany, at around 2:05 AM on 23 April 2013. It hit the concrete pavement in front of the home of Erhard Seemann, breaking into hundreds of fragments on impact, the largest of which is 214 grams (0.472 pounds). The meteorite created a small impact crater in the concrete, with a diameter of 7 cm (2.8 in) and a depth of 3 cm (1.2 in).

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Braunschweig meteorite
Steinaustraße, Brunswick Stöckheim (Braunschweig-Süd)

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Steinaustraße 6
38124 Brunswick, Stöckheim (Braunschweig-Süd)
Lower Saxony, Germany
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Braunschweig meteorite of 23 April 2013 Naturhistorisches Museum, Braunschweig, Germany DSC05069
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