acapulcoite
Sign in to saveAcapulcoites are a group of the primitive achondrite class of stony meteorites.
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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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