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.059 grams 8x4x2mm MURCHISON (CM2) Meteorite CRUSTED fragment AUSTRALIA with COA
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Description
MurchisonThis is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall:
Yes
Year fell:
1969
Country:
Australia
Mass:
100 kg
FALL OF
MURCHISON
STONE METEORITE SHOWER, AUSTRALIA
Name:
MURCHISON
The place of fall or discovery:
Near Murchison, Victoria, Australia; φ = 36'37'S, λ = 145°12'E .
Date of fall or discovery:
FALL, September 28,1969,between 10
h
45
m
and 11
h
00
m
L.T.
Class and type:
STONE, carbonaceous chondrite, type II or III.
Number of individual specimens:
Meteorite shower on an area over 5 square miles.
Total weight:
About 4 ½ kg; largest mass weights 680.2 g.
Circumstances of the fall or discovery:
A fireball was seen. It was parted into three pieces before its disappearing. After that a cloud of smoke was seen and 30 seconds later a tremor was heard. Some of the specimens were found on a road and the largest one weighing 680 g came through a roof and fell in the hay.
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