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  Howardite

TKW 210 grams. Fall not observed. Found 29 May 1982, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA.


 

Rob writes:

This meteorite is an absolute unicorn with zero distribution outside of the repository specimen. It is the only howardite from Kentucky and the find was nothing short of incredible.

This was a "crustless" howardite found by Dr. Bruce Dod (former Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Wayland Baptist University) on the shore of Lake Cumberland while out for a stroll with a friend. He was there visiting his wife's family and simply felt like stepping out.There are two prevailing theories on the lack of crust. One being that a water landing caused a sort of quench that fractured the crust and the other is that the lapping of the waves slowly ablated the crust away. To be walking around a lake, even with meteorites on the mind, and cold finding such a rare type...I mean think about it. The level of rock confusion, to spot and maintain that this HAS to be a meteorite. Not just a chondrite, let's go with howardite. It really is second to none and the perfect intersection of preparedness and opportunity.

That green stuff is staying on. May be from the lake, may be a new species...

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