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.
The stone shows numerous densely packed chondrules, both on its interior and exterior.