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Glatton is an ordinary chondrite meteorite that fell near Glatton in Cambridgeshire, England, in 1991. Classified as an L6 chondrite, it was observed falling by a witness and recovered as a single stone weighing approximately 767 grams. Its classification identifies it as a stony meteorite with relatively low total iron and with minerals substantially altered by thermal metamorphism on its parent body.
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When and where did the Glatton meteorite fall?
Glatton fell near the village of Glatton in Cambridgeshire, England, on May 5, 1991. The Meteoritical Bulletin records it as an observed fall rather than a meteorite found years later. [Meteoritical Bulletin](https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.cfm?ants=&browse=&categ=L+chondrites&code=10930&country=All&falls=&lrec=100&map=ge&mblist=All&nwas=&phot=&pnt=Normal+table&rect=&sea=&sfor=names&snew=0&srt=name&strewn=&stype=contains&valids=)
What type of meteorite is Glatton?
It is an L6 ordinary chondrite, a stony meteorite classification used by the Meteoritical Bulletin. The L6 label identifies its petrologic group and degree of thermal alteration, not a precious-metal content. [Meteoritical Bulletin](https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.cfm?ants=&browse=&categ=L+chondrites&code=10930&country=All&falls=&lrec=100&map=ge&mblist=All&nwas=&phot=&pnt=Normal+table&rect=&sea=&sfor=names&snew=0&srt=name&strewn=&stype=contains&valids=)
How large was the Glatton meteorite?
The fall produced a single recovered stone with a mass of 767 grams. It was found in a garden immediately after the fall, which is why the catalog describes one main mass rather than a large strewn field. [Meteoritical Bulletin](https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.cfm?ants=&browse=&categ=L+chondrites&code=10930&country=All&falls=&lrec=100&map=ge&mblist=All&nwas=&phot=&pnt=Normal+table&rect=&sea=&sfor=names&snew=0&srt=name&strewn=&stype=contains&valids=)
Was Glatton recovered by someone who saw it land?
Yes, the event was observed, and a stone was recovered from a garden after the witness heard it crash through vegetation. The fall occurred at about 12:30 local time on May 5, 1991. [Meteoritical Bulletin](https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.cfm?ants=&browse=&categ=L+chondrites&code=10930&country=All&falls=&lrec=100&map=ge&mblist=All&nwas=&phot=&pnt=Normal+table&rect=&sea=&sfor=names&snew=0&srt=name&strewn=&stype=contains&valids=)
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