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A meteorite, weighing about 6 kilograms, of the type known as a carbonaceous chondrite, which fell outside Alais, France, at 5:30 pm on Mar. 15, 1806. It became the first object from space in which organic chemicals were unequivocally identified.
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The Alais (CI1) meteorite fell in Languedoc-Roussillon, France, on the 15th March, 1806.
A total mass of 6 kg was recovered.

44° 7'N, 4° 5'E



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