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This photo was taken in 1924 of the largest piece of the Johnstown Meteorite. It was found about a week after the meteor was seen falling to Earth and weighs nearly 52 pounds. It\u2019s currently on display at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Photo courtesy of the Parish House and Museum in Johnstown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One hundred years ago, a visitor from space landed in a small Colorado community along the Front Range.<\/p>\n

On July 6, 1924, during the funeral for John Moore of Milliken, Colorado, a fiery object with a trail of smoke came screeching from the sky and crashed to the ground outside the Dilley Chapel in Elwell, Colorado, two miles west of present-day Johnstown, Colorado.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would have been really loud, but they wouldn\u2019t have ever heard a sonic boom yet, so when they heard this excruciating noise overhead, they really thought the world was ending,\u201d said Billie DeLancey, director of the Parish House and Museum in Johnstown.<\/p>\n

DeLancey said that people attending Moore\u2019s funeral questioned what he must have done in life to trigger such a profound event at his funeral. Some attendees ran to the crash site and found an 11.91-pound meteorite burrowed about 20 inches below the surface of the ground. A neighbor unearthed it while mourners proceeded with the service.<\/p>\n

The meteorite, cool to the touch with a shiny black surface was named the Johnstown Meteorite \u2013 following the convention of naming meteorites after the nearest town with a post office. It is displayed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.<\/p>\n

On July 6, 2024 \u2014 \u00a0the centennial birthday of the meteorite\u2019s debut on Earth \u2014 it will return to Johnstown. The day will be celebrated by dedicating a historical marker and fun events, including discussions with fascinating Earth and space experts, booths featuring rocks and gems, and educational activities for kids.

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‘I landed in Johnstown – Meteorite Centennial Celebration.’<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 6, 2024, Johnstown Cemetery and Roosevelt High School<\/p>\n

10 a.m. – Memorial dedication ceremony at Johnstown Cemetery.<\/p>\n

1-6 p.m. – Rock and Gem show at Roosevelt High School in Johnstown.<\/p>\n

7 p.m. – Presentations by local and national experts, including Colorado\u2019s state geologist, NASA experts and a NASA astronaut. Tickets<\/a> are required. The event is in the Roosevelt High School auditorium.<\/p>\n

Dusk (around 9 p.m.) – Drone show at Roosevelt High School.<\/p>\n

For more details and for tickets, visit jhsco.org<\/a>. you can also follow @johnstown.rocks on Instagram or \u201cJohnstown Rocks\u201d on Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is a meteorite, and where do they fall?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A meteorite is a natural object that has fallen to Earth from space. They appear as \u201cshooting stars\u201d when they pass through Earth\u2019s atmosphere, but people do not often see them falling to the ground.<\/p>\n

In fact, the Johnstown Meteorite is only one of five in Colorado \u2014 and the first ever recorded \u2014 to be seen falling to the ground, according to the Meteorical Bulletin Database from The Meteoritical Society. Most meteorites fall into an ocean, and those that fall on land are often not found for thousands of years after landing.<\/p>\n

Colorado has 90 officially known meteorites, the seventh largest number of any U.S. state, according to the society.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t concentrate in any one area of the state, but we do find a lot on the Plains,\u201d said Colorado State Geologist Matt Morgan<\/a>. That\u2019s mostly because the Plains are more accessible to search; they are often plowed for agriculture and are old surfaces with lots of exposure and less erosion.<\/p>\n

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An aerial map of where the Johnstown Meteorite landed on July 6, 1924, was seen and found by people attending a funeral. Photo courtesy of the Parish House and Museum in Johnstown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Morgan said geologists often focus their efforts and education within agricultural communities, and Plains residents have come forward with their findings, adding to the state\u2019s collection of meteorites.<\/p>\n

He encourages people to attend the Johnstown event, where geologists will examine any rocks or (potential) meteorites found or inherited from ancestors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event will be a perfect time to get together and learn about meteorites,\u201d Morgan said. \u201cAnd many high-caliber people will be in attendance to share information.\u201d<\/p>\n

Along with Morgan, other experts attending the event include Ed Raines<\/a>, a geologist, mineralogist and collections manager for the Geology Museum in Colorado School of Mines; Dr. Richard Binzel<\/a>, a NASA scientist and professor from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), who has studied the Johnstown Meteorite for most of his career; Carol Raymond<\/a>, deputy director for NASA\u2019s Dawn Mission; and Tom Jones<\/a>, a NASA astronaut.<\/p>\n

The Johnstown Meteorite and other meteorites from different collections will be on display at the event.<\/p>\n

Morgan said he plans to bring his own piece of the Johnstown 1924 fall, a hand-size meteorite piece he got from a trade with the Museum of London<\/a>. He will also have meteorites from around Colorado on display.<\/p>\n

Outside the event, visitors to Johnstown\u2019s Historic Parish House and Museum<\/a>, 701 Charlotte St., can see a dime-size piece of the Johnstown Meteorite, one of 27 pieces found in the fall area that extended about 10 miles south to Mead. For a limited time, the museum also has a meteorite display at the Glenn A. Jones, M.D. Memorial Library<\/a>, at 400 S. Parish Ave. in Johnstown.<\/p>\n

What is the Johnstown Meteorite, and where did it come from?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Meteorites are either stony or metallic. Stony meteorites are about the same weight as rocks found on Earth, while metallic meteorites are much heavier and ring like a bell when struck with a metallic object.<\/p>\n

Meteorites that have recently fallen have a black coating that is glassy and smooth, called a fusion crust. Older meteorites are usually weathered and covered with a smooth, dark background coating.<\/p>\n

Most meteorites are magnetic to some degree and contain small flecks of metal. Meteorites are usually studied by an expert to verify authenticity.<\/p>\n

The Johnstown Meteorite has a noticeable fusion crust, according to one detailed report of the meteorite. And NASA determined it came from the large asteroid, Vesta. The meteorite is a \u201cmonomict brecciated diogenite,\u201d meaning its chemistry and texture are similar to terrestrial ultramafic cumulates. Studying this meteorite helps scientists better understand Earth\u2019s early formation, DeLancey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe makeup of this meteorite is very much like the material of Earth and about the same age,\u201d she said. \u201cScientists gain knowledge from studying that and how Earth formed in those days.\u201d<\/p>\n

Is the Johnstown Meteorite famous?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Johnstown Meteorite is famous in the science world for two reasons, DeLancey said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a meteorite shower occurs, it falls out in an ellipse where the smaller pieces usually come first, followed by a trail of larger pieces,\u201d she said. \u201cThis was the exact opposite. The larger pieces fell out first, and then the smaller pieces traveled all the way to Mead, Colorado, about 10 miles away.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso rare is that it was witnessed.\u201d<\/p>\n

She said many witnesses in Chelyabinsk, Russia recorded a meteorite with a similar ellipse fall trajectory<\/a> on Feb. 15, 2013.<\/p>\n

The largest piece \u00ad\u2013 called the main mass \u2013 of the Johnstown Meteorite wasn\u2019t found until about a week after the funeral, about 1.5 miles away.<\/p>\n

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An aerial map of where the largest piece of the Johnstown Meteorite was found in 1924. Photo courtesy of the Parish House and Museum in Johnstown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cGeorge Walker owned a farm and was out checking for worms in his crops when he discovered a large hole,\u201d DeLancey said. \u201cIt was not one of the pieces witnessed, and it had landed right next to the Big Thompson River. It is now in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

The July 6 event will offer locals and visitors an opportunity to learn about meteorites and the story of the Johnstown Meteorite.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pretty excited about it,\u2019\u2019 DeLancey said. \u201cNot many towns have this claim to fame.\u201d<\/p>\n

The centennial celebration will conclude with a drone show \u2013 another first for Johnstown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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