TUXTUAC, Zacatecas, Mexico
This LL5 chondrite amphoterite was a witnessed fall on October 16,
1975, but it took 14 more years before this main mass was found, when it
was stumbled upon by ranchers. There were bits of grass growing out of
the cracks, but otherwise, it appeared as though it had fallen yesterday.
The surface details show the classic "thumb- print", or regmaglypt pattern
associated with melting during entry. |