Meteorite
Meteorites are pieces of asteroids, comets and other planets
which have fallen to Earth. They are remnants of the formation of
the Solar System, and can be up to 4.5 billion years old.
Every day, a few hundred tons of space debris crashes into the
Earth's atmosphere. Most pieces are very small and burn up, causing
a shooting star or meteor. Only the largest bits reach the Earth,
and most of these hit the ocean.
This meteorite is made mostly of iron and nickel, and has been
smoothed and pointed at the ends as it became heated in the
atmosphere. It was found in Chile, South America.
Object no :
EANH007n
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
length 72mm
Materials :
iron, nickel
Location :
NA
Accession number :
NA
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council
