[meteorite-list] Meteorites with craters

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<Way back on April 7, Bob asked:

>I wonder if there have been "impact craters" found on
> any other iron meteorites?

4 May Frank wrote:

<Yesterday I was browsing through Nininger's "Out of the Sky" and found one
that I don't believe has been mentioned.  On Plate XXXIV, photo 4 shows a
picture of an Estherville pellet with a small, perfectly shaped crater.>


      You can add Campo del Cielo to the list of iron meteorites with craters also.   I have a 79 kg campo with a 1 cm crater on it.   You can see it at the following URL.   

<http://www.star-bits.com/campocrater.htm>

      I think it is impressive that after all these centuries you can still find such detailed surface features on a campo.

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Eric Olson
ELKK Meteorites
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