[meteorite-list] Biggest Meteorites by Type

From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 09 Jun 2010 19:37:10 UT
Message-ID: <DIIE.0000007700004BAB_at_paulinet.de>

Greg wondered:

"I wonder what the smallest largest main mass of a meteorite type is"

It's probably Hadley Rille (EH):

"An object in the 1-2 mm size fraction of soil sample 15602,29 was recovered
by Apollo 15 astronauts at Station 9, near Hadley Rille; the original mass,
estimated from the thin section, was ~3 mg."

Vilna (L5): Two small crusted fragments, 48 mg + 94 mg respectively, were
recovered from snow on a small lake 15 km NE. of Vilna, after a bright bolide
had been seen.

Best wishes from
thunderous Germany,

Bernd
Received on Wed 09 Jun 2010 03:37:10 PM PDT