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Close-up of the meteorite. The Willamette Meteorite weighs about 34,200 pounds (15,500 kg). It is classified as a type III iron meteorite, being composed of over 91% iron and 7.62% nickel, with traces of cobalt and phosphorus. The approximate dimensions of the meteorite are 10 feet (3 m) tall by 6.5 feet (2 m) wide by 4.25 feet (1.3 m) deep.
In the early 80s Pitt worked at Rolling Stone and freelanced for Time, Newsweek, Forbes, Fortune and others. From 1979 to 1985, he was an official photographer of the Montreux Jazz Festival and tour photographer for Diana Ross, Crosby, Stills and Nash, Bob Seger, Harry Chapin and Neil Diamond.
A 177.4-pound (80.5 kg) slab is on display in the UCLA meteorite gallery. The iron meteorite was discovered by two prospectors, Mike Jendruczak and David Friberg who, along with a third partner, filed a placer claim on the area where the meteorite was found. The Smithsonian Institution disputed their claim of ownership of the meteorite, so the ...
This is a list of largest meteorites on Earth. Size can be assessed by the largest fragment of a given meteorite or the total amount of material coming from the same meteorite fall: often a single meteoroid during atmospheric entry tends to fragment into more pieces. The table lists the largest meteorites found on the Earth's surface.
By the time the meteorite was returned to Ann following the legal battle with Mrs. Guy, they could not find a buyer, since the excitement of the event had dwindled. In 1956, Mrs. Hodges decided to sell the meteorite to the Alabama Museum of Natural History, [10] [3] against her husband's wishes, and as he recalled, for about $25. [9]
As of December 2024, all of the asteroids with predicted impacts were under 10 m (33 ft) in size that were discovered just hours before impact, and burned up in the atmosphere as meteors. Asteroid designation
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This is the first time the sound and image of a meteor falling has been documented on video, a University of Alberta scientist found. Meteorite crash landing captured on Ring doorbell camera Skip ...