Friday, 1 March 2019

UK Antarctic meteorite hunt bags large haul - bbc.co.uk

Via: bbc.co.uk
(Article by Jonathan Amos)

via bbc.co.uk

The first British-led expedition to gather meteorites in the Antarctic has returned with a haul of 36 space rocks.
(bbc.co.uk)


The three main types of meteorites according to the Natural History Museum are:
  • iron - almost made of metal
  • stony-iron - has a composition of equal mounts of metal and silicate crystals
  • stony - has mainly silicate minerals



Stannern Achondrite via the Natural History Museum





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