2019, Softcover
176 pages
ISBN: 978992476830
$60.00
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Mysteries of the Murchison Meteorite
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 Language: English
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Author: Margaret Lock
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Margaret Lock has researched and written a marvellous book (176 pages) with lots of colour images and an easy read all about the famous Murchison meteorite, a large meteorite that fell to earth near Murchison, Victoria, in Australia, in 1969.
It is one of the most studied meteorites due to its mass (>100 kg), the fact that it was an observed fall, and that it belongs to a group of meteorites rich in organic compounds. Stardust on the meteorite is the oldest material on earth? The meteorite’s stardust is a staggering 7 billion years old. That is 2.5 billion years older than the earth or the sun.
Published by the Murchison & District Historical Society in 2019 to commemorate the Meteorite’s falling to earth in 1969.
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