Wandering Star Meteorites
Murchison Meteorite
Name: Murchison
Classification: CM2 (Carbonaceous Chondrite)
Witnessed fall: September 28, 1969
Country: Victoria, Australia
Mass: 100 kg
Circumstances of the fall or discovery:
A fireball was seen. It was parted into three pieces before its disappearing. After that a cloud of smoke was seen and 30 seconds later a tremor was heard. Some of the specimens were found on a road and the largest one weighing 680 g came through a roof and fell in the hay. Eyewitnesses arriving at the scene reported smelling something like methanol or pyridine, which can be an early indication that the object might contain organic material.
Classified as a type 2 (CM2) carbonaceous chondrite, the Murchison meteorite is thought to have possible cometary origin due to its high water content of 12%.
An abundance of amino acids found within this meteorite has led to intense study by researchers as to its origins. More than 92 different amino acids have been identified within the Murchison meteorite to date, of those, only nineteen are found on Earth.
Murchison, like all carbonaceous chondrites, is of a very primitive nature
A limited amount of the Murchison meteorite is available for sale.
Each sample will come with a copy of the Museum ID card.
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.21 gram fragment - Awesome example - $150.00 Item# M-021
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.16 gram fragment - $120.00 Item# M-016
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Each sample will come with a copy of the Museum ID card.
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.21 gram fragment - Awesome example - $150.00 Item# M-021
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.16 gram fragment - $120.00 Item# M-016
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