Middlesbrough Meteorite
The Middlesbrough Meteorite fell in Middlesbrough, North
Yorkshire, England on March 14, 1881 at 3.35 pm. The meteorite weighed 3.3
pounds and landed at Pennyman’s Sidings on the North East Railway line around 1
mile from Middlesbrough.
The meteorite was seen to fall by railway men working
close to a signal box. They pulled the rock from the crater it made; it was
described as being milk warm hot.
The meteorite is described as being a text book example of
an oriented meteorite. It is coned shaped meaning that the meteorite spun on
its axes as it entered the Earth’s atmosphere with only face being burnt. It is
a stone type meteorite.
The meteorite became the property of the North Eastern
Railway Company who declaring it lost property and waited 6 months for someone
to claim it. The meteorite was not claimed so they donated to the Yorkshire
Museum in York where it can be seen on display.
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