Représentation (gravure) de la chute de la météorite d’Orgueil, en 1864 CCO

Météorite d'Orgueil : une chute exceptionnelle

Il y a plus de 150 ans, le 14 mai 1864, un fabuleux météore traversait le ciel de la France. Son explosion au-dessus de la commune d’Orgueil, à proximité de Montauban, a libéré des dizaines de pierres météoritiques rapidement transmises au Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle à Paris.

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