MARMET METEORITES
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF METEORITES!
New exhibition at the Natural History Museum in Bern, Switzerland: METEORITES FROM OMAN.
Today, Friday, April 30, 2010 the Natural History Muesum in Bern (Switzerland) opens a new exhibition about Meteorites from Oman. Here are a few pictures.
Nine expeditions brought over 5400 meteorites, a total of about 4.5 tons from 580 different falls.
Meteorite research - Why?
In the daily life, meteorites play a side role. Meteors that we observe - making a wish - are sand grains from space. Big meteorite falls and huge fireballs are very rare. Meteorites are popular in science fiction and disaster films.
Many people are fascinated by meteorites: Scientists research the history of the begining of our solar system with the help of those exotic extra terrestrials and a committed group of collectors from all over the world is contributing highly interesting material to science.
Important tools: GPS and maps.
Beautiful Diogenite found in 2009.
Diogenite Ramlat as Sahmah: close up.
SaU 264: LL6 chondrite, heavily eroded by wind. Fell about 30,000 years ago.
Shisr 043: the only iron meteorite from Oman!
The famous Lunar meteorite: SaU 169. Fell about 12,000 years ago.
Sayh al Uhaymir 169: close up.
Jiddat al Harasis 404, eucrite, likely from asteroid Vesta.
It's not always a meteorite: camel droppings, wind polished limestone, litter,...
SaU 001: L4-5 chondrite, only slightly weathered. Fell about 5,000 years ago.
Dr. Beda Hofmann (left), leader of the search expeditions in Oman and Mr. Marc Jost (Space Jewels).
Meteorites from the Jiddat al Harasis 073 strewn field.
Ramlat al Wahibah 027: Chondrite H5. Fell about 37,000 years ago.
