amnhnyc:It’s time for Meteorite Monday! How do iron meteorites like the Willamette Meteorite form? W
amnhnyc:It’s time for Meteorite Monday! How do iron meteorites like the Willamette Meteorite form? When large enough asteroids with molten interiors catastrophically collide with other asteroids, the huge collisions blast out material from the molten iron core of the asteroid on orbit. The Willamette Meteorite was found in Oregon and weighs 15.5 tons—the largest ever found in the United States and the sixth-largest in the world. The smooth surface melted during its blazing entry into the atmosphere, while the pits formed on the Earth’s surface. Visit the Museum’s Hall of the Universe to see the meteorite up close and learn more about its history—or come to SpaceFest on Saturday, July 20! #LinkInBio for more. Photo: © AMNH (at American Museum of Natural History)https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz9lsMKgoQ1/?igshid=1vrsc7obcc1s -- source link