The Meteorite Sample disk contains six labeled meteorites encapsulated in a six-inch diameter clear Lucite disk. These pieces of meteorites represent different material of basic planetary processes: accretion, differentiation, volcanism and impacts.
Name | Find Location | Find Date | Mass (kg) | Classification |
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ALH90411 | Allan Hills, Antarctica | 1990 | 5.8 | chondrite L3 |
LEW87030 | Lewis Cliff, Antarctica | 1987 | 8.0 | chondrite H5 |
Allende | Allende Mexico | 1969 | 1,000 | carbonaceous chondrite |
EET83227 | Elephant Moraine, Ant. | 1983 | 2.0 | basaltic achondrite |
Gibeon | Namibia, Africa | 1836 | 21,000 | iron - octahedrite |
Brenham | Kansas, USA | 1882 | 4,400 | stony-iron - pallasite |