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Wilkanów Meteorite Memorial

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    1. Wilkanów Meteorite Memorial – Wilkanowska Tower loop from Buchałów

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    September 11, 2024

    On March 22, 1841, at 3:30 p.m., the residents of Wilkanów working in the surrounding fields heard three strong booms similar to cannon shots. The explosion could be heard for many kilometers. Immediately afterward, a loud whistle could be heard, growing from the west, and something heavy fell nearby. In a small depression, witnesses found a 30-ounce stone (about 930 g). A second, smaller specimen was found later between the villages of Heinrichau and Schloin. The Wilkanów meteorite is a geologically gray veined chondrite, currently located in the most important geological museums in the world. On the 161st anniversary of that event, a three-ton boulder with a plaque commemorating the meteorite's fall was placed on a bend in the county road in Wilkanów.

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      Location: gmina Świdnica, powiat zielonogórski, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

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