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Homestead is a L5 meteorite fallen in 1875 in Iowa, United States. ==History== On the evening of 12 February 1875 above Iowa a brilliant fireball was observed. About 100 meteorite fragments fell over a snowy countryside area from Amana to Boltonville in Iowa County. The first found fragment, a stone weighing about , was discovered by Sarah Sherlock south of Homestead.〔Paul Garvin, ''Iowa's minerals: their occurrence, origins, industries, and lore''. University of Iowa Press, 1998. (187 )〕 The area was wooded and covered by snow, impeding recovery efforts. On 10 February a snowfall blanketed the ground, preventing the great majority of the fragments from being discovered until Spring. The main mass was found along with a fragment buried in the soil.〔 As of December 2011, approximately has been found. File:PSM V07 D609 Iowa township iowa county iowa.jpg|Homestead meteorite strewnfield File:PSM V07 D609 Iowa county meteorites.jpg|1875 drawing of some fragments File:Homestead meteorite, crusted edge.jpg|Crusted edge 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Homestead (meteorite)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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