Ibbenbueren (meteorite)
The Ibbenbüren meteorite fell on June 17, 1870 west of the town of Ibbenbüren in the Tecklenburger Land .
Impact and find
With a "crashing roar", as contemporaries described it, a meteorite fell from the sky in Ibbenbüren at 2 p.m. on June 17, 1870 and struck near the Püsselbürener dam at today's fire station . At that time, this area was still far from the urban area and was hardly populated.
As the fall occurred in clear, sunny weather, the meteorite was found in the field soon after. Today neither the finder nor the place of discovery has been passed down precisely. The first known owner was the Münster professor for mathematics and astronomy Eduard Heis , who sold it to the Mineralogical Museum in Berlin on November 6, 1871 . Parts of the celestial body are said to still be in its possession today. As early as 1898, fragments appeared in various museums.
The original meteorite is said to have had a weight of 2034 grams with a density of 3.4 g / cm³.
literature
- Geological State Office of North Rhine-Westphalia : Explanations for the Geological Map 3712 Tecklenburg , Krefeld 1970.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Witzke : Ibbenbüren. Achondrite, HED-Gruppe, Diogenit at www.strahl.org