Claxton meteorite, Documented meteorite fall site in Evans County, Georgia, United States.
The Claxton meteorite is an ordinary chondrite that fell in Evans County, Georgia, striking a residential mailbox in 1984. The recovered material shows a grey interior with chondrules and metallic iron deposits beneath a black fusion crust, with approximately 1,455 grams collected in total.
On December 10, 1984, this space rock struck a residential property in Evans County, damaging the homeowner's mailbox upon impact. The event marks one of the rare documented cases where a meteorite directly hit an everyday household object.
The meteorite impact became a talked-about event in the region, with the damaged mailbox later becoming a collector's item that was sold at auction. The incident remains part of local memory as a rare moment when cosmic material directly intersected with everyday life.
The impact site is located on private residential property in Evans County and is not open to the public. Visitors interested in learning more should check with local museums or historical societies that may hold specimens and information about the fall.
This is the only known case in scientific history where a meteorite directly struck and damaged a residential mailbox. The damaged mailbox later became a valuable collector's item, selling at auction for thousands of dollars.
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