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48.5 kg. Iron, IIIAB
TKW 48.5 kg. Observed fall 27 March 1886 in Arkansas, US.
Check out the video (ASF format).
About the Natural History Museum, Vienna:
It is the policy of the NHM to allow visitors to photograph the exhibits, but only for personal use. Pictures cannot be used for commercial purposes without written permission. Happily, the MPOD is in the personal use category.
Dr. Ludovic Ferriere is the Curator of the Meteorite Collection (since November 2018) and also the Curator of the Impactite Collection (since September 2019).
The museum is forbidden by law to sell any part of the collection and they have ceased trading, so they are dependent on donations of material and money to expand the collection. For more information:
Paul writes:
I visited the Vienna Natural History Museum (NHM) in May of this year. The NHM has the largest meteorite display in the world. I felt like a kid in a candy store when I entered the Hall of Meteorites :)
The Meteorite Hall has been completely revamped and provides a stunning experience. In conjunction with the re-opening of the Hall, the NHM published a book about its meteorite collection (photo 2). Naturally, it has lots of first-rate photos. Check it out here.
Dr. Ludovic Ferriere was kind enough to give me a behind-the-scenes tour on a day when the museum was closed. He told me there are about 1,100 specimens of 650 different meteorites on exhibit, which represents 12% of the collection.
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Click to view larger photos #1
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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Jim Strope 7/25/2014 6:59:57 AM |
I love that museum. Cabin Creek is in a class by itself.
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Greg Lindh 7/24/2014 12:10:43 PM |
Just beautiful!
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Andreas Koppelt 7/24/2014 11:01:40 AM |
Space art at it*s best! |
Ben Fisler 7/24/2014 8:06:33 AM |
well sculpted! |
Clio Laplace 7/24/2014 8:06:24 AM |
Oooooh! |
Frank Carroll 7/24/2014 6:49:09 AM |
Insanely beautiful! |
Jacques Garant 7/24/2014 5:15:56 AM |
Is this the Cabin Creek meteorite from the National History Museum of Vienna? There appears to be only one specimen! |
Graham Macleod 7/24/2014 4:01:45 AM |
Stunning fully Regged Meteorite,
Thank you
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John Hope 7/24/2014 2:59:22 AM |
Amazing,just amazing!!!!!!!! |
Vladislav Sardak 7/24/2014 2:43:41 AM |
Incredible! Thanks for sharing!
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Anne Black 7/24/2014 2:15:31 AM |
One of Nature's masterpiece. |
Jarkko Kettunen 7/24/2014 2:14:40 AM |
Classic! |
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