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Allende - Slice With Fusion Crust
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Allende - Slice With Fusion Crust
CV3 – carbonaceaous chondrite
Pueblito del Allende, Chihuahua State, Mexico
On Feb. 8, 1969, at 1:05 a.m., a meteorite streaked through the Earth's atmosphere toward Mexico, exploded into an immense fireball, then shattered and rained fragments over a strewn field covering more than 60 square miles. By virtue of its carbonaceous chondrite classification, Allende, the most widely studied meteorite in the world, contains particles that scientists believe were created during the explosion of a supernova prior to the formation of our solar system. Chemical analysis of this class of meteorites has also revealed both biological and non-biological amino acids. Some have speculated that these materials suggest the possibility that carbonaceous chondrites may have been the delivery mechanism of the building blocks of life to our planet. Weighing approximately 11 grams and measuring 31.75 x 25.4mm (1.25 x 1 in)
Pueblito del Allende, Chihuahua State, Mexico
On Feb. 8, 1969, at 1:05 a.m., a meteorite streaked through the Earth's atmosphere toward Mexico, exploded into an immense fireball, then shattered and rained fragments over a strewn field covering more than 60 square miles. By virtue of its carbonaceous chondrite classification, Allende, the most widely studied meteorite in the world, contains particles that scientists believe were created during the explosion of a supernova prior to the formation of our solar system. Chemical analysis of this class of meteorites has also revealed both biological and non-biological amino acids. Some have speculated that these materials suggest the possibility that carbonaceous chondrites may have been the delivery mechanism of the building blocks of life to our planet. Weighing approximately 11 grams and measuring 31.75 x 25.4mm (1.25 x 1 in)

