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Henbury meteorite, Henbury Meteorite Conservation Reserve, Henbury Station, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia
8.5 x 5.6 x 3.5 cm. A sculptural meteorite from Australia. One face is lustrous, rich burnished brown with sharp form. The back shows the curved, fluted shape of the edges and has a mottled, rust-red color. The Henbury meteorite comprises many fragments of an asteroid that impacted an area in Northern Australia about 4200 years ago. The craters ...
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