Strathmore meteorite

{{Short description|Meteorite landed in Perthshire in 1917}}

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|Name= Strathmore

|Image=File:South Corston fragment of the Strathmore meteorite.JPG

|Image_caption= South Corston fragment of the meteorite

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|Country= Scotland

|Region= Perth and Kinross

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|Observed_fall= Yes

|Fall_date= {{start date and age|1917|12|3|df=yes|p=yes}}

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|TKW= {{convert|13.4|kg|lb}}

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The Strathmore meteorite landed in the Strathmore area of Perthshire on 3 December 1917. It was reported to have been in four fragments, subsequently named Essendy, Carsie, Keithick and South Corston.[https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collections/stories/natural-sciences/strathmore-meteorite/ Strathmore Meteorite] – National Museums Scotland[https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=23729 Strathmore] – The Meteoritical Society The meteorite is estimated to be 4.5 billion years old.

The South Corston fragment of the meteorite is in the care of Perth Museum and Art Gallery.{{cite news |last=Lowson |first=Alison |date=16 October 2015 |title=4.5 billion-year-old Strathmore metorite is Perth Museum's oldest exhibit |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/45-billion-year-old-strathmore-6645419 |newspaper=Daily Record |access-date= 29 January 2017 }}