These images are courtesy of the Applied Science Department at Glendale Community College.
Information about the meteorites will be coming soon.
The "Larger Images" link to the left are files that are generally 500 Kb to 900 Kb in size.
NWA
(North West Africa)
2086
NWA 865
Millbillillie, Australia
Specimen measures
about 2 X 2 mm
Specimen
measures about 2 X 3 mm
Imilac
Henbury Crater
Henbury
Crater
Odessa
Crater, Texas
Gold
Basin, Arizona
GAO
Canyon Diablo, Arizona. This specimen shows the weathered crust as it
would appear in the high desert around Meteor Crater, Arizona.
Canyon Diablo, Arizona. The left image shows the cut, polished and etched
view.
Canyon Diablo, Arizona
Canyon Diablo, Arizona
The Canyon Diablo Meteorite is responsible for Meteor Crater in Arizona. To view an image of Meteor Crater follow this linked sentence. The meteor that created the crater probably fell about 50,000 years ago. The impact produced a crater 600 feet deep and 3400 feet in diameter with a rim that rises 200 feet above the surround desert. The high energy of the impact caused most of the meteorite mass to vaporize and the rest to fragment. The largest piece recovered weighs in at 1409 pounds.
Campo del
Cielo
The Campo del Cielo "field of the sky or heaven" is an appropriate location for a meteorite find. It is coarse octahedrite classified as IAB. Its location is Campo del Cielo, Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina. It was discovered in 1576. It is believe to have fallen between 4000 and 6000 years ago. This date is based on charred wood fragments associated with the find. The largest fragment is estimated to be about 37 tons. The larger fragments were found in the southern end of a 34 mile long strewn field. They were found in or near twelve small craters over 200 feet deep.
Pallasite
Bilanga
Peublito de Allende. View on the left shows a cut and polished surface
that reveals chondrules.
Peublito de
Allende. Two views of the same specimen showing the fusion crust on the
left and chondrules on the right.
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