On 28 Apr, 2020 By rosenfel@chass....
  1. RASC M18.20110131;
  2. Vaca Muerta, Mesosiderite-A1, Taltal, Antofagasta, Atacama Desert, Chile (25° 45' S, 70° 30' W), find 1861, 3828 kg;
  3. Anonymous gift 2011 January 31;
  4. 10 fragments;
    • longest fragment 27. 0.57 x 0.46 x 0.10 cm;
    • widest fragment 0.549 x 0.50 x 0.16 cm;
    • thickest fragment 0.35 x 0.385 x 0.20 cm;
  5. 0.23 gr.
  6. Irregular forms;
  7. Weathering crusts;
  8. Stable;
  9. Not previously published;
    1. Grady (2000), 508;
    2. IMCA EoM: www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/meteorite.aspx?id=24142 ;
    3. MBDB: www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=24142
Inventory #: 
M18.20110131
Sort #: 
M0018
General Type: 
Meteorite
Parent Body: 
Other
Type: 
Mesosiderite
Official Name: 
Vaca Muerta
Origin: 
Chile
Weight: 
0.230 grams