Dimmitt (meteorite)

Dimmitt
Type stone; H3.7 ordinary chondrite meteorite
Structural classification Regolith breccia
Class H3.7
Group H chrondite
Shock stage S3[1]
Country United States
Region Castro County, Texas
Coordinates 34°35′N 102°10′W / 34.583°N 102.167°W / 34.583; -102.167Coordinates: 34°35′N 102°10′W / 34.583°N 102.167°W / 34.583; -102.167
Observed fall No
Fall date Prehistoric times
Found date 1942[2]
TKW 200 kg
Strewn field Yes

Dimmitt is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in The United States. It was named after the nearest town of Dimmitt, Texas.

History

The Dimmitt strewn field is approximately 25 miles (40 km) from the locality of Olton. Dimmitt is also currently one of 311 approved meteorites from Texas and one of 1801 approved meteorites from the United States.

There is currently a large collection of Dimmitt meteorites held in the Meteorite Collection of the University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics and in the Oscar Monnig Collection.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dimmitt in the World Meteorite Catalogue Database at the Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dimmitt". www.lpi.usra.edu.
  3. ↑ "1990Metic..25..259K Page 259". adsabs.harvard.edu.
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