Illustration of Ensisheim, France in 1644 by the Swiss-German engraver Matthaus Merian (1593-1650). In 1492 a 113 kilogram meteorite impacted close to Ensisheim's city wall, landing on the green between the two tree rows (right), close to the two men walking to the city gate.

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Photo credit: © DETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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