The Goose Lake meteorite is a

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that was found at Goose Lake in the United States by two

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s from

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on October 13, 1938. In 1939 it was acquired by the

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. From 1939 until January 14, 1941 it was on exhibition at the

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before moving to Washington, D.C. It was placed on display in the National Museum's meteorite hall until that hall was closed in the 1950s. Today, the meteorite is on display at the

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. No crater was left on the ground where it was found, thus meaning that the velocity of the meteorite's impact was minimal.

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