Ornans (meteorite)
Ornans | |
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Type | Chondrite |
Class | Carbonaceous chondrite |
Clan | CM-CO |
Group | |
Country | France |
Coordinates | 47°7′N 6°9′E / 47.117°N 6.150°ECoordinates: 47°7′N 6°9′E / 47.117°N 6.150°E |
Observed fall | Yes |
Fall date | 1868 |
TKW | 6 kilograms (13 lb) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orite_Ornans%2C_exposition_M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orites%2C_Mus%C3%A9um_national_d%27histoire_naturelle.jpg/220px-M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orite_Ornans%2C_exposition_M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orites%2C_Mus%C3%A9um_national_d%27histoire_naturelle.jpg)
a photo of The ornans meteorite
The Ornans meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite and the type specimen of the (Carbonaceous Ornans group). Its fall was observed in France in 1868.[1]
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