Meteorite · Achondrite · Australia

Millbillillie

A eucrite whose fall was witnessed in October 1960 (the stones recovered in the following years) — one of the HED meteorites, basaltic rocks blasted from the surface of the asteroid Vesta, whose spectra they match.

MeteoritesObserved fallFrom 4 Vesta

Origin & links

Parent body:4 Vesta

Knowledge connections

Member of groupHED Meteorites
Parent body4 Vesta

Sources

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