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The 1861 meteorite fall

Historical milestone · Canyelles, Garraf, Barcelona

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On 14 May 1861 a meteorite fell on the district of Canyelles, one of the few episodes of this kind documented in Catalonia. The find aroused the interest of the naturalists of the time and was recorded in local memory.

1861

Photo: Miquel Codolar (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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