Missing 1,000-lb meteorite found

On Monday I waxed depressive about the cyclonic destruction of Greensburg, Kansas—where meteorite hunter Steve Arnold plies his trade. One of the effects of the F-5 twister that destroyed almost all of the town was the disappearance of a half-ton pallasite meteorite—the museum that used to house it was flattened, and the rock was AWOL.

But now, good news. The rock is back.

The town's famous 1,000-pound meteorite is not lost after all. It was just hiding, under the rubble of the museum that had housed it for decades and is no more.

Billed as "the world's largest
Pallasite meteorite," the rock was found right where it has rested for years: on the base of the display case that now lies shattered all around it and buried under a collapsed wall.

Rumors and news reports that said the town's landmark rock had been swept away by the tornado that blew away the rest of the town on Friday?

All wrong.

The meteorite, and the Big Well where you could see it, were Greensburg only roadside attraction to speak of. So this is small-scale good news.

Greensburg's famed meteorite found under rubble The Wichita Eagle

Thanks, commenter Mark Payne!