Buzzard Coulee meteorite

The Buzzard Coulee meteorite was the name given to a meteorite fall over Saskatchewan, Canada, on November 20, 2008, after a brilliant fireball crossed the prairie sky and was seen across several provinces and into North Dakota. The meteoroid, about the size of a desk and estimated at 10 tonnes, entered the atmosphere at roughly 14 kilometres per second and broke apart before reaching the ground. Marsden became a focus for meteorite hunters near the debris field, and the first pieces were recovered a week later near Lone Rock. More than 1,000 fragments were eventually found, making this the Canadian record-holder for pieces recovered from a single meteorite fall.

Saskatchewan · Canada