Wedderburn meteorite | |
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Type | Iron[1] |
Group | IAB-sLH[1] |
Country | Australia |
Region | Victoria |
Coordinates | 36°26′S 143°38′E / 36.433°S 143.633°E / -36.433; 143.633[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]
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