Tematica Meteoriti, comete, fenomeni astronomici

the Saint Mesmin meteorite

the Saint Mesmin meteorite


Stato: Mali

Anno: 1999

Notizie: Deinonychus appears with a specimen of the Orgueil meteorite shower. Orgueil fell on May 14, 1864 in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. Orgueil is classified as a CI carbonaceous chondrite, which means it may originate from a comet. Orgueil is famous because of claims that it contains tiny structures which resemble fossil algae.

Stato: Mali

Anno: 1999

Notizie: Carnosaurus appears with the Axtell meteorite. Axtell was found in 1943 in McLennon County, Texas, USA. Axtell is classified as a CV3 carbonaceous chondrite.


Stato: Mali

Anno: 1999

Notizie: Lesothosaurus appears with the Bouvante meteorite. Bouvante was found July 30, 1978 in Drome, France. Bouvante is classified as a "Stannern Trend" Eucrite achondrite. This means it may be a fragment of the asteroid Vesta.

Stato: Mali

Anno: 1999

Notizie: Troodon appears with a Lunar meteorite. Lunar meteorites were probably blasted off the Moon's surface by large impacts.


Stato: Mali

Anno: 1999

Notizie: Allosaurus appears with a Pallasite meteorite. As noted above, Pallasites probably formed in the boundary layer between the iron core and the stony mantle of an asteroid.

Stato: Mali

Anno: 1999

Notizie: Iguanondon appears with the Saint Mesmin meteorite. Saint Mesmin fell May 30, 1866 in Aube, France. It is classified as an LL6 stony chondrite.