The Madoc meteorite,found near the town of Madoc about two hours west of Ottawa,is the largest meteorite known to have fallen to earth in Canada.
It was found on the northwest shore of Moira lake in the autumn of 1854 and is a single stone,weighing 167.8 kilograms,that is classified as a type IIIA Iron(fine octahedrite).
It was first exhibited at the 1855 Universal Exposition in Paris,and is now on permanent exhibit in Logan Hall,National Resources Canada,on Booth Street on Ottawa.Other meteorites found in Canada are larger but all are composed of several individual fragments.
It was found on the northwest shore of Moira lake in the autumn of 1854 and is a single stone,weighing 167.8 kilograms,that is classified as a type IIIA Iron(fine octahedrite).
It was first exhibited at the 1855 Universal Exposition in Paris,and is now on permanent exhibit in Logan Hall,National Resources Canada,on Booth Street on Ottawa.Other meteorites found in Canada are larger but all are composed of several individual fragments.
