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.
Imagery
MillbillillieMeteorite
A 175g individual of the Millbillillie meteorite shower, a eucrite achondrite that fell in Australia in 1960.
H. Raab (User:Vesta) · CC BY-SA
Origin & links
Parent body:4 Vesta
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupHED Meteorites
- Parent body4 Vesta
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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