Astronomy:Wedderburn meteorite
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Short description: Iron meteorite discovered in 1951
| Wedderburn meteorite | |
|---|---|
| Type | Iron[1] |
| Group | IAB-sLH[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Victoria |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 36°26′S 143°38′E / 36.433°S 143.633°E[1] |
| Observed fall | No[1] |
| Found date | 1951[1] |
| TKW | 210 grams (7.4 oz)[1] |
The Wedderburn meteorite is an iron meteorite discovered in 1951 near the town of Wedderburn in the state of Victoria, Australia.
In 2019 it was announced that edscottite, a mineral previously not found in nature, had been identified in a sample of the Wedderburn meteorite.[2][3] It is believed the mineral was created in the core of another planet.[2][4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Wedderburn". https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=24229. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mannix, Liam (31 August 2019). "This meteorite came from the core of another planet. Inside it, a new mineral". https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/this-meteorite-came-from-the-core-of-another-planet-inside-it-a-new-mineral-20190830-p52mhg.html. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ Ma, Chi; Rubin, Alan (September 2019). "Edscottite, Fe5C2, a new iron carbide mineral from the Ni-rich Wedderburn IAB iron meteorite". American Mineralogist 104 (9): 1351–1355. doi:10.2138/am-2019-7102. Bibcode: 2019AmMin.104.1351M. https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ammin.2019.104.issue-9/am-2019-7102/am-2019-7102.xml. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ↑ "Rare meteorite contains a new mineral, never seen before in nature" (in en). September 2019. https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/115451050/rare-meteorite-contains-a-new-mineral-never-seen-before-in-nature.
- ↑ Dockrill, Peter. "Scientists Confirm The Discovery of a Mineral Never Before Seen in Nature" (in en-gb). https://www.sciencealert.com/mineral-never-seen-in-nature-found-buried-in-heart-of-mysterious-meteorite.
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