Scientists find 17-pound meteorite in icy Antarctica

[Admin]

Scientists have returned from Antarctica with an impressive haul of meteorites, including a near-17-pound monster.

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[Norman Hairston]

Do they ever find rock from Earthbound volcanoes in Antarctica. The recent Honga-Tonga blast reportedly blasted 4 million tons of seawater into space. Has any debris from Honga-Tonga been found?

 

[Helio]

Do they ever find rock from Earthbound volcanoes in Antarctica. The recent Honga-Tonga blast reportedly blasted 4 million tons of seawater into space. Has any debris from Honga-Tonga been found?

The plume went up to about 36 miles, which is incredible, but this is only about half-way into space. Of course, what goes up must come down.

 

[Helio]

The three main classes of asteroids, (C, S & M) suggests this might be an S-type (Silicates with Ni & Fe). I simply guessed ~ 3.5 cm effective radius, and out popped ~17 lbs.

 

[Classical Motion]

I have look at about a dozen search results on this story. And everybody keeps using the terms "big" and "size". But the only reporting parameter is weight.

Does anybody know what size and how big this object is?

 

[billslugg]

It's about the size of a volleyball.

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[Classical Motion]

Thank you.