Aarhus (meteorite)

Aarhus
Aarhus
	Memorial stone for the 300 g part found in Riis Skov. The contours of this piece is depicted.
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	H6
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Midtjylland
Coordinates	56°11′N 10°14′E / 56.183°N 10.233°E
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	2 October 1951
Found date	2 October 1951
TKW	720g (300g and 420g)

Aarhus is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth on 2 October 1951 at 18:15 in Aarhus, Denmark. The meteor split just before the otherwise undramatic impact and two pieces were recovered. They are known as Aarhus I (at 300g) and Aarhus II (at 420g). Aarhus I was found in the small woodland of Riis Skov, just a few minutes after impact.^[2]^[3]

Classification

It is an H chondrite and belongs to the petrologic type 6, so it was assigned to the H6 group.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Aarhus
^ Grady, Monica M (31 August 2000). Catalogue of Meteorites. London: Natural History Museum, Cambridge University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-521-66303-8. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
^ StenoMusen 15. Pictures of the pieces.

Sources

"Aarhus-meteoret" (PDF). StenoMusen 15 (in Danish). The Steno Museum. October 2001. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

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[metbull-1] Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Aarhus

[2] Grady, Monica M (31 August 2000). Catalogue of Meteorites. London: Natural History Museum, Cambridge University Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-521-66303-8. Retrieved 30 April 2014.

[3] StenoMusen 15. Pictures of the pieces.

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