The total mass of the find is a minuscule 800 grams.
A CM2, Abadla 002 is a rare type of carbonaceous chondrite-only about 0.8% of known meteorites fall under that classification. The climate in the region is hot, with temperatures reaching upwards of 115 degrees Fahrenheit in the summers. The economy there now is centered around agriculture, producing dates, vegetables, figs, cereals, and almonds. Bechar was annexed to French Algeria and subsequently thrived in the coal mining industry. Combine that with the fact that in all of meteorite history there have only been seven 元 witnessed falls (none of the other six are readily available to collectors) and you have a highly desirable and rarely-offered space rock collectible.Ībadla 002 was found in 2022 in Alergia, in Bechar, the capital. Also visible are a few nickel-iron flecks and occasional armored chondrules. Densely packed together, their abundance is marvelous, in fact, the meteorite seems to be made up almost entirely of these tiny, ancient intriguing spheres. Aba Panu is delightfully rich in them: white, grey, and cream- colored chondrules and chondrule fragments, varying greatly in size from about 0.1 to several mm across. Their 4.67-billion-year-old chondrules give us perhaps our best look back at the earliest moments of our own solar system. 元 meteorites are particularly interesting to researchers and collectors alike, as they underwent a very low degree of alteration on the parent bodies. That is around 45,000 miles per hour!Ība Panu is an 元 chondrite, meaning it is a stone meteorite comparatively low in metal (nickel-iron) while its chondrules are as close to pristine as we can expect to see. An astonishing entry velocity of almost 13 miles per second was recorded for the incoming mass. Numerous stones landed between the Nigerian villages of Ipapo and Tede. Witnessed fall in Oyo, Nigeria on April 19, 2018Ība Panu is a witnessed fall that occurred at 14:02:27 on April 19, 2018.
Please contact us directly with questions. All specimens are fully guaranteed and we pride ourselves on outstanding customer service. Click on any image for additional photographs. In the distant past, these meteorites may have carried the very building blocks of life to Earth.įor those looking to buy stone meteorites, our catalog of available pieces is presented here in alphabetical order. Some stone meteorites, known as carbonaceous chondrites, have been found to contain water, salt, and even amino acids. Forged at the very dawn of the solar system, these chondrules are far older than our own planet.
Visible inside most stone meteorites are tiny, glassy, spheres known as chondrules. Fusion crust is fragile and deteriorates easily, so stone meteorites that have been on the surface of our planet for a long time have a similar appearance to Earth rocks. Recently-fallen stone meteorites are covered by a thin, black rind known as fusion crust, which forms as the rock’s surface is burned during flight. They originated in the outer crust of a planet or asteroid. Stones constitute the largest group of meteorites.
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