What began as an average working day on Monday 27 October 1873 turned out to become something special for a day worker and his wife while working in the fields near the village Diepenveen. In the afternoon, the two witnessed the impact of a meteorite in their immediate vicinity. After years of wandering and changing ownership it wasn’t until 2012 that the meteorite was rediscovered. It turned out to be a unique find, because the meteorite is classified as a rare carbonaceous chondrite (CM2-an) that currently weights 68,4 grams. With its pitch-black appearance of charcoal, this meteorite differs greatly from other chondrites and achondrites that impacted in The Netherlands. The meteorite is included in the national collection that is housed at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. A full account and detailed study of the meteorite is given in the scientific publication by Langbroek et al., 2019 (available on request via the authors).
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