meteorite, Leicester
(1965)

thing and meteorite

Died aged 0

Commemorated on 1 plaque

On Christmas Eve 1965 one of the largest meteorite falls recorded in British history landed close to this site. Its flaming arrival was followed by a sonic boom before the 4.5 billion year old rock exploded into hundreds of pieces

Dawson's Lane, Barwell, United Kingdom where it sited