the Otchinjau meteorite
Stato: Angola Anno: 1970 Notizie: On October 31, 1970 Angola issued a stamp depicting the Otchinjau meteorite. Otchinjau is classified as an Of/IVA iron meteorite. It was found in 1919 in Cunene, Angola. The stamp depicts the regmaglypts often found on the surface of iron meteorites. These "thumbprints" result from ablation of minerals in the meteoroid as it is heated by its passage through the Earth's atmosphere. |
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