Chondritic Meteorite NWA 869 bis-paused This specimen is a 124-gram

This specimen is a 124-gram fragment of a leaded glass shield window installed in the T Plant (221-T) Plutonium Recovery Building

The Companion Guide for the Second Edition of the Mini Museum is a full color

The Star of India was found in Sri Lanka and first exhibited to the public at the Paris Exposition of 1900

spending about 2/3rds of its day eating

It was recovered by paleontologists working on private land

Chondritic Meteorite NWA 869 bis-paused This specimen is a 124-gramAbove: The front of the specimen card. " Like drops of fiery rain" ~ H. C. Sorby, English Geologist Before the Sun, the solar system was a chaotic swirl of dust and ice. 4. 5 billion years later, there are planets, moons, and even life. The journey is a long one that has been difficult to understand. The most important clues we have come from stones nearly as old as the solar system itself: chondritic meteorites. Stony meteorites are classified into