[meteorite-list] Chelyabinsk main mass raised from Lake Chebarkul

Robin Whittle rw at firstpr.com.au
Thu Oct 17 00:02:09 EDT 2013


Thanks Jeff and Carl for this information and generally thinks to all
the people on this list for the most interesting discussions and news items!

  - Robin                Melbourne,  Australia

On 2013-10-17 7:04 AM, Carl Agee wrote:
> Yep! Thanks for reminding us Jeff. Norton County weighs in at ~1000
> kg. It fell on Kansas sod (which we still have pieces of) not pulled
> from the bottom of a lake months later. Furthermore, it is a rare
> achondrite type (aubrite), which makes it the largest achondrite in
> the world! Available for your viewing pleasure and open to the public
> at Northrop Hall, Main Campus, University of New Mexico.
> 
> Enjoy!: http://epswww.unm.edu/meteoritemuseum/virtualtour/norton.htm




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