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Some of the
Meteorite Car's ports of call during its world tour
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S. Eichmiller's
extraordinary photo of the Peekskill fireball of October 9, 1992
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The impact of a twelve and a half kilo H6 chondrite into the back of Ms. Michelle Knapp's parked car on the evening of October 9, 1992 is the best known meteoritic event of modern times. Everyone has heard of the "car that was hit by a meteorite." R.A. Langheinrich Meteorites own the world-famous car, and this vehicle has seen the world too. The battered red Malibu coupe has been featured in museums and exhibitions in New York City, Tucson, Arizona, Paris, Switzerland, Germany, and Tokyo! It has brought wonder and amazement to the thousands of people who have flocked to see the car who's trunk was caved in by a visitor from outer space. We documented the Peekskill Meteorite Car's world tour, and you can follow its journey by clicking on the links below, or on the country names above. The Peekskill Meteorite Car has been exhibited by some of the world's great scientific institutions, including The American Museum of Natural History in New York City, and the Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (French Space Agency). We are always willing to make the Meteorite Car available for special exhibitions by museums or accredited institutions. Please direct inquiries to: info@nyrockman.com or telephone R.A. Langheinrich Meteorites at: (315) 894 0513 |
| THE PEEKSKILL METEORITE CAR'S WORLD TOUR: Click on links below |
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NEW YORK, USA The
American Museum of Natural History
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PARIS, FRANCE
On display in a giant glass box!
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MUNICH, GERMANY
A room full of visitors at the Munich show
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TOKYO, JAPAN Star
of the Tokyo Mineral Show
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| SWITZERLAND Detail from the Swiss brochure |
| TUCSON, ARIZONA Sheltering from the sun at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show |
| PEEKSKILL, NY Mrs. Knapp (the owner's mother) surveys the damage |
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PEEKSKILL, NY Meteorite
expert Ray Meyer at the actual impact site
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| PEEKSKILL, NY The meteorite itself |
| THE CAR AS IT IS TODAY Tenth anniversary: the Peekskill car today |
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