Widmanstatten

(1998 QQ101 )
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NOW @ 19 SAG 8

Discovery Chart

26.8.1998 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1


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Count Alois von Widmanstätten (1754-1849) was an Austrian chemist who discovered typical patterns by acid etching iron meteorites. These unique Widmanstätten patterns can be used to determine if a piece of iron is in fact a meteorite.


Discovered on 26-8-1998 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.

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