[meteorite-list] Mifflin meteorite display opens at UW Madison Geology Museum

eric at meteoritesusa.com eric at meteoritesusa.com
Thu Nov 25 21:36:35 EST 2010


Thanks for posting this Mark! Cool deal...

Eric


Quoting Mark Hirsch <markhirschphoto at gmail.com>:

> Mifflin meteorite display opens at UW Madison Geology Museum.
>
> From its orbit in an asteroid belt millions of miles in space to its
> dramatic fall to Earth last spring and now to a shelf in the
> UW-Madison Geology Museum, the trajectory of the Mifflin Meteorite has
> landed it smack in the middle of Wisconsin's imagination.
> Eight pieces of the meteorite, named for the southwest Wisconsin town
> where it fell on April 14, are now star attractions at the museum,
> said Brooke Norsted, assistant director.
>
> Here is a link to the story:
> http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/article_3ff007e0-f77d-11df-b99c-001cc4c03286.html
>
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