Dr. Chris Sanders
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Dr. Chris Sanders
@meteocracy.bsky.social
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The fall occurred near Cumberland Falls, a site famous not only for this celestial visitor but also for being the only place in the Western Hemisphere where you can regularly witness a moonbow -- a rainbow created by moonlight. #meteorite #space #astronomy
Aubrites are rich in enstatite and are unlike any rock naturally found on Earth. This fragment still retains a remnant of its fusion crust, the outer layer that was melted by the intense heat of atmospheric entry.
This 6-gram specimen is a piece of the Cumberland Falls meteorite, which fell over Kentucky on April 9, 1919. It’s classified as an aubrite, formed under extremely low-oxygen conditions close to the Sun. This meteorite is rare, with most of its small total weight found only in museums.