Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science
METEORITE FALLS

MOST RECENT EVENT
MUSES MILLS, KY

MOST RECENT EVENT
MUSES MILLS, KY

MOST RECENT EVENT
MUSES MILLS, KY

DATE/TIME

3/18/2025 @ 0323 UTC

3/18/2025
0323 UTC

LAT/LONG

38.35011 • -83.547775

38.35011
-83.547775

The red polygon indicates where kilogram-mass meteorites would land if any exist, orange is 100s of g, light orange is 10s of g, and yellow is 1-10g

STREWN FIELD

The red polygon indicates where kilogram-mass meteorites would land if any exist, orange is 100s of g, light orange is 10s of g, and yellow is 1-10g

SUMMARY

This fireball was widely reported in KY, OH, and surrounding states with 112 eyewitnesses in the American Meteor Society page for the event. A single radar signature appears, featuring evidence of short-range turbulence in the Doppler velocity data. Radar coverage for this area is dense but the signature appears in only one radar, reducing the likelihood that this is a sizable meteorite fall. The single signature may also be spurious data, but it does appear very close to a cluster of sonic boom reports on the AMS event page which affords it some credence.

Evidence that this is a radar-observed meteorite fall is sketchy and the terrain is heavily wooded which diminishes the likelihood of recovery. This report is offered as evidence of a possible meteorite fall for informational purposes, but with low certainty that a recoverable meteorite fall has occurred.

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RADAR & MAPS

A single radar signature appears (gray-blue pixels). Green line is the estimated ground track of the bolide.

RADAR SUMMARY

A single radar signature appears (gray-blue pixels). Green line is the estimated ground track of the bolide.

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Click on the View larger map link that is displayed in the address box above in order to get directions to the strewn field area.

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METEORITES 101

This step-by-step guide will show you how to locate possible meteorite fall sites using radar software and weather data along with info provided by reporting agencies and monitoring systems.
These instructions will show you how to best preserve the meteorites you discover and how to make contact with the organizations that are willing to accept and analyze your find.
Don't know exactly what a meteorite is, what they are made of or where they come from? If that's the case, we have provided a mini-"crash" course in what you need to know about them.
It turns out that meteorites have provided us a lot of scientific insight, not only into the origins of our solar system and planet Earth, but what the future might hold for mankind.
There's a lot going on in the study of meteorites, both here at NASA and in other places. Here are a few links to the people and institutions who are leading the research in this field.
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