As magnificent as an iron meteorite could be, Cabin Creek meteorite

    by AncientJeweler2595

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    1. AncientJeweler2595 on

      Iron meteorite which fell on 27 March 1886, in Arkansas, USA. It is a perfect exemple of an oriented meteorite and is regarded as one of the most “beautiful” meteorites in the world. A few years after its fall in 1886, it was generously donated to the NHM by the factory-owner Albert Mayer von Gunthof.

      [Source](https://www.nhm.at/en/exhibitions/permanent_exhibitions/mezzanine_level/hall_5_meteorites/meteorites#:~:text=Cabin%20Creek.%20Iron%20meteorite%20which%20fell%20on,and%20is%20regarded%20as%20one%20of%20the)

    2. StandardDeluxe3000 on

      why doesnt these meteorites have a crushed flattened side with which they hit the ground?

      quick google search says impact speed is around 16 to 72 km per second (around 58.000 to 260.000 km/h)

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