acapulcoite
Sign in to saveAcapulcoites are a group of the primitive achondrite class of stony meteorites.
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It sits within the topics Achondrite meteorites and Meteorite groups.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- primitive achondrite
- Named after
- Acapulco de Juárez
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Naming and history
- Chemical composition
- See also
- References
Acapulcoites are a group of the primitive achondrite class of stony meteorites.
==Naming and history== The acapulcoites are named after the only specimen of the group that was a witnessed fall. The Acapulco meteorite fell on 11 August 1976 at 11:00 near El Quemado Colony (), outside Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico. The stone was retrieved 15 minutes afterwards from a deep crater and was cool to the touch. It had a mass of . Following that discovery, more than 90 meteorite specimens have been classified as acapulcoites.
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