page_title: Estherville, Iowa
section_title: Meteorite
hierarchical_section_title: Estherville, Iowa / Meteorite
caption_attribution_description: English: Estherville, Iowa 1879 meteorite, at the Smithsonian. Stony iron - mesosiderite
context_page_description: Estherville is a city in Emmet County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6,360 in the 2010 census, a decline from 6,656 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Emmet County. Estherville is home to the main campus of Iowa Lakes Community College.
context_section_description: On May 10, 1879, a 455-pound meteorite fell to earth in Emmet County a few miles north of Estherville, and has become known as the Estherville Meteorite. When it struck it buried itself 15 feet in the ground. It is made of mesosiderite. Portions of the meteorite are on display in the Estherville Public Library, the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the Museum Reich der Kristalle in Munich and the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria.
caption: Estherville 1879 meteorite, at the Smithsonian
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