Dimmitt is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in The United States. It was named after the nearest town of Dimmitt, Texas.
| Dimmitt | |
|---|---|
| Type | stone; H3.7 ordinary chondrite meteorite |
| Structural classification | Regolith breccia |
| Class | H3.7 |
| Group | H chrondite |
| Shock stage | S3[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Castro County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 34°35′N 102°10′W / 34.583°N 102.167°W |
| Observed fall | No |
| Fall date | Prehistoric times |
| Found date | 1942[2] |
| TKW | 200 kg |
| Strewn field | Yes |
History
editThe Dimmitt strewn field is approximately 25 miles (40 km) from the locality of Olton. Dimmitt is also currently one of 311 approved meteorites from Texas and one of 1801 approved meteorites from the United States.
There is currently a large collection of Dimmitt meteorites held in the Meteorite Collection of the University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics and in the Oscar Monnig Collection.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Dimmitt in the World Meteorite Catalogue Database at the Natural History Museum". www.nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dimmitt". www.lpi.usra.edu.
- ^ "1990Metic..25..259K Page 259". adsabs.harvard.edu.