Blaubeuren (meteorite)
| Blaubeuren (meteorite) | |
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| Official meteorite names | Blaubeuren |
| Locality | in the garden of the property Aachtalstr. 44 in Blaubeuren-Weiler , about 50 cm deep |
| description | Weight: 30.26kg + 0.41kg; Common chondrite (H4-5); Density: 3.34 g / cm 3 |
| origin | Asteroid belt |
| collection | Blaubeuren Prehistory Museum (until October 25, 2020) |
| authenticity | for sure |
 
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Find spot in Baden-Württemberg |
Blaubeuren is the largest stone meteorite found in Germany . It is a 30.26 kg chondrite of the type H4-5 and a 0.41 kg fragment from the same location. The meteorite was found in 1989 while working in a garden in Blaubeuren , but was not recognized as a meteorite until 2020 . Various investigations of the object (including by the German Aerospace Center ) showed that the inclusions it contained must have formed 4.5 billion years ago, i.e. when the solar system was formed.
See also
Web links
Commons : Blaubeuren (Meteorit) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Blaubeuren. In: lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved July 16, 2020 .
- Blaubeuren Prehistory Museum - Meteorite. In: urmu.de. Retrieved August 9, 2020 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Largest German stone meteorite found in Blaubeuren. In: dlr.de. July 15, 2020, accessed July 15, 2020 .
- ↑ tagesschau.de: Meteorite find: Sensation lay undiscovered in the garden for a long time. Retrieved July 17, 2020 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 24 '6.4 " N , 9 ° 46" 1.4 " E