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Park Forest (meteorite)
Park Forest is an L5 chondrite meteorite that fell on 26 March 2003 in Illinois, United States.
==History==
Around midnight on March 26, 2003, a bright orange fireball was spotted in the sky which was visible across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Ohio. Soon after, reports of falling debris were recorded near the village of Park Forest Illinois. At least two houses in Park Forest were struck, as well as the Fire Station. In the following days, this event was officially named the ''Park Forest'' meteorite, as numerous stones or fragments were recovered in the area. The total mass recovered is above and the single largest stone is about .
Steven Simon (University of Chicago) and seven colleagues from the University of Chicago, the Planetary Studies Foundation, Harper College, Pacific Northwest National Lab, and the Field Museum in Chicago have classified the meteorite fragments that fell on Chicago's southern suburbs on the night of March 26, 2003. Described as:
''...the most densely populated region to be hit by a meteorite shower in modern times.〔''
It is estimated that the Park Forest meteoroid was at least 900 kilograms, and as large as 7000 kilograms upon entering the atmosphere.〔
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