The find location was reported to be in the Las Termales area, about two kilometers from where the nieces of Víctor Julio Vargas Hernández found their large specimen. Although it has been done since 1803 an elliptical encircling of the fall locations of meteorites in a strewn field is scientifically inappropriate and rather arbitrary and thus should be avoided. EUR 8,18 Versand. Aguas Zarcas Meteorit (April 2019) Zurück zur Übersicht . oder Preisvorschlag. A Costa Rican meteorite may contain answers to the biggest questions of how life started on planet earth. EUR 8,18 Versand. Confirmed fall: 2019 Apr 23. A short video revealing the terrain and perseverance required in recovering Aguas Zarcas meteorites. According to Vargas they first started to look for meteorites on 24 April and already found two smaller and one larger specimen on that day. The three large specimens appear to have been found along an almost 5-km long virtual line (AZ2-AZ3-AZ1) with an azimuth of ~ 284°-287° (from north). Sightings were reported from Quepos (Central Pacific) in the south and north to La Palmera in San Carlos. Unglaublich! Allan Jara kindly provided the excellent photos of the specimen to the public. This corresponds to the apparent two flares of the bolide. The fireball traveled WNW to ESE and was caught on cameras of the National Seismological Network (RSN) at the summit of Poás … EUR 11,00. Aguas Zarcas has been classified also as an Anomalous CM-2 so it has some features that make it especially unusual. It was observed by the neighbors and recorded by several cameras. She immediately called her oldest son, her father and her brother. Sandra Pizzarello, Christopher T. Yarnes, George Cooper. I am a member of IMCA (International Meteorite Collectors Association). La Caporal de Aguas Zarcas, 1152 grams, 23 April 2019, The meteorite weighs 1152 grams in total (recovered fragments). Aguas Zarcas is a carbonaceous (CM2) meteorite that fell in Costa Rica April 23, 2019. 4560 Mio. Si vous continuez à utiliser ce site, nous supposerons que vous en êtes satisfait. Endereço Costa Rica. One 280 g (approx 10 oz) piece struck a dog house, and another 1152 g (approx 2.5 lb) piece left a hole the size of a grapefruit in the roof of a nearby house. Petrography: (L. Garvie, ASU) The interior of the stones is uniformly dark gray and studded with small light-colored speckles. It fell in a rainforest area so the recovery of the meteorites has been difficult. She turned down the volume of the TV and went outside to the back of the house where she noticed a hole in the corrugated zinc roof, some rock fragments on the concrete floor, two damaged white tables and something which was stuck between them. This is one of the most exciting meteorite types for science as they contain water and organic compounds left from the creation of the solar system. When they arrived the police apparently wanted to confiscate the meteorite which the owners did not allow. ‘weird noise’ from the back of her house. In two stones, the serpentine 001 reflection sits on a broad peak centered at 0.843 nm. Local journalists Édgar Chinchilla and Allan Jara together reported about this apparently third or fourth find of the Vargas family in a livestream on 25 April. Chondrules constitute ~10 areal% of the chondrule-poor lithology and ~40 areal% in the chondrule-rich lithology. Meteorit AGOUDAL Eisenmeteorit + Zertifikat Sternschnuppe Geschenk Glücksbringer. Aguas Zarcas CM2 Fell 23 April 2019 Costa Rica A meteoroid "about the size of a washingmachine" broke apart and rained down on a Costa Rican town last month.It's since been classified as an "extraterrestrial mud ball" thatcould provide insights into the origin of our solar system, scientists say. Total mass : 27 kg, In collection : This is one of the most exciting meteorite types for science as they contain water and organic compounds left from the creation of the solar system. The fact that the meteorite landed between the two tables probably kept it from shattering on impact on the hard concrete floor. It was observed by the neighbors and recorded by several cameras. It is mainly covered in fusion crust and has some minerals that have emanated from interior the piece. A noite de 23 de Abril de 2019 foi uma noite muito especial para os costarriquenhos. The official name of the new meteorite is AGUAS ZARCAS as it was announced in a UCR press release / PDF on 29 April 2019. Also found were several plate-like, oriented stones. Journalist Allan Jara reported about this find in a livestream on 25 April and kindly provided the excellent photos of the specimen to the public. The rainfall continued during the following three days. Aguas Zarcas, meaning “clear and pure water” in Spanish, is a fascinating 2019 witnessed fall, freshly arrived from Costa Rica. Stones are brecciated and dominated by two lithologies: chondrule poor, constituting ~80 areal% of the broken surfaces examined (~2 kg of material), and chondrule rich. As it has been done for other recent meteorite … Meteoritics & Planetary Science First published: 15 July 2020 . The official name of the new meteorite will probably be AGUAS ZARCAS (prov.) Hundreds of individual fragments were recovered from the strewn field total-ing 27 kg in mass, of which ~11 kg was recovered be-fore it rained in the area [6]. as it was announced in a UCR press release / PDF on 29 April 2019. laut bisherigen Untersuchungen: 4560 Mio Jahre alter Meteorit . oder Preisvorschlag. Der Meteorit von Aguas Zarcas ist ca. This is one of the most exciting meteorite types for science as they contain water and organic compounds left from the creation of the solar system. The owner of the meteorite is very aware of the historic and scientific value of this meteorite fall. “Mud ball” meteorites – full of clays, organics and water – are unique among space rocks. Finden Sie Top-Angebote für Aguas zarcas Meteorit 10.60g ich kohlenstoffhaltige Chondrite cm2 ich vorab Regen Crust-TOP bei eBay. At least five bigger specimens (weighing several hundred grams to 1.16 kg) and several mid-sized ones (diameter: ~ 5-8 cm) have been found with apparently a few weighing between 100 and 200 grams. Aguas Zarcas has been classified also as an Anomalous CM2 so it … EUR 368,13. Journalist Édgar Chinchilla equally reported from the fall location via livestream about an hour later. Witnesses in La Caporal report that they heard two claps of thunder after seeing the bolide. Geochemistry: Oxygen isotopes (K. Ziegler, UNM): 7 pre-rain fragments analyzed by laser fluorination gave δ18O= 10.342, 10.807, 11.591, 12.314, 12.249, 12.669, 9.748; δ17O= 2.381, 2.932, 3.360, 3.843, 3.995, 3.959, 2.143; Δ17O=-3.080, -2.775, -2.759, -2.659, -2.472, -2.730, -3.004 (linearized, all per mil, TFL slope=0.528). 2.38 grams pre-rain 99% crusted specimen Many stones are oriented with a domed leading edge and well-developed roll-over lip along the rim of the trailing edge. Physical characteristics: (L. Garvie, ASU) Hundreds of fusion-crusted stones ranging from 0.1 to 1868 g. Stones under ~50 g are typically angular to blocky and lack regmaglypts. At around 9.10 p.m. the female home owner was watching TV when she suddenly heard a. A meteorite from the Aguas Zarcas fall pierced the roof of a doghouse, narrowly missing the sleeping dog, aptly named Rocky. Aguas Zarcas. Nous utilisons des cookies pour vous garantir la meilleure expérience sur notre site web. After her find the woman called the authorities to report her find. Analysis shows a projected elliptical strewn-field with major axis length of 6.3 and minor axis of 3.3 km. History: (G.J. Currently known strewn field area between La Caporal de Aguas Zarcas and Santa Rosa de La Palmera. The fusion crust on several of the trailing edge surfaces is iridescent. Gerardo Soto Rodriguez, Óscar Lücke Castro and Pilar Madrigal Quesada of the Geology Department (CICG) at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) performed a first visual analysis of the meteorite at the fall location in La Caporal on 26 April and were given about 50 grams of fragments which had broken off the main mass on impact for analysis which is estimated to take about three weeks. Características; Classe: Stony meteorite (d), meteorito. Description: History: (G.J. A probe mount of the dominant chondrule-poor lithology (sample area 1.5 × 2.2 cm) shows scattered small chondrules (mean 275 μm, n=40), with prominent fine-grained rims. Some broken surfaces show clasts of the chondrule-rich lithology in the chondrule-poor type. When Vargas heard about it he went to the fall location. In the afternoon of 27 April rain started to fall in the strewn field having a negative impact on the chemical composition of the meteorites on the ground which deteriorate fast which makes them much less suited for scientific research. The bolide orbit was determined, with the follow preliminary elements: semi-major axis 2.7 AU, eccentricity 0.63, inclination 3.09°, pericenter longitude of 185.3° and ascending node 33.4°. The main mass alone weighs 1071 grams (~ 10.6 x 10.3 x 9 cm). The wise home owner has meanwhile moved the meteorite to a safe place outside her house and keeps only a few small fragments which broke off on impact. Costa Rica The Aguas Zarcas meteorite is a CM2 carbonaceous chondrite. Hundreds of stones were recovered within the projected strewn-field. In some photos of the meteorite some flat chips of the meteorite which broke off on impact can be seen, revealing the dark lithology of the carbonaceous chondrite. Fortunately the meteorite did not shatter when impacting the street surface. The section contains several Al-rich CAIs to 300 μm. In Murchison, through extensive research during years, scientists … Fell april 23, 2019 Photo courtesy of … Larger stones, especially those near 1 kg, show broad regmaglypts, some well developed. Best fresh Individual (from the first finds) of this rare CM2 Fall from Costa Rica in 2019. including Display Box + Certificate of Authenticity. The fireball traveled WNW to ESE and was caught on cameras of the National Seismological Network (RSN) at the summit of Poás and Turrialba volcanoes, and from the Volcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI). Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) History: (G.J. After a roadside stop for a tipico gallo pinto breakfast of rice and beans, we left Aguas Zarcas. Some scientific analyses will be made within Costa Rica, others will be done by experts from other countries. Aguas Zarcas is a CM-2 carbonaceous chondrite. The man, who prefers to remain anonymous, was on his usual way to work in the morning at about 8 o’clock when he noticed a rock which was different from the other ones around. It fell in a rainforest area so the recovery of the meteorites has been difficult. The Aguas Zarcas meteorite is a CM2 carbonaceous chondrite. Vente, achat, estimation, préparation.... Minéraux, fossiles et météorites. as it was announced in a UCR press release / PDF on 29 April 2019. Carbonaceous Chondrite CM2. A second larger mass of 1868 g is also with the finder. IMCA#2113 A 100-percent fusion-crusted flat regmaglypted meteorite specimen of 361 grams has been found in a grassy area by two women in the La Cocaleca area of the Santa Rosa area of the district La Palmera, close to location 10°24’16.75″N, 84°23’0.85″W (about 2.3 kilometers west-northwest from the fall location on the concrete road and about 4.9 km west-northwest of the fall site in La Caporal) . Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel! As the meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere, it broke apart and deposited meteorites centered upon the small town of Aguas Zarcas. Aguas Zarcas        10°23’29.03"N, 84°20’28.58"W, Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2). in Aguas Zarcas, carbonaceous chondrite, CM, meteorite, organic matter, witnessed fall. It split a cable and a wooden beam (~3x2x1 inches) of the roof structure and landed between two collapsible plastic tables which were stored vertically on the ground next to a wall at the backside of the house. A third meteorite said to weigh slightly more than one kilogram was found by a farm worker on a small concrete street in a rural area of the district La Palmera in the morning of 24 April. Mike Farmer, who donated samples of the meteorite to ASU, is pictured here in Aguas Zarcas with "Rocky" and another dog, both unharmed by the meteorite fall. Furthermore the meteorite shows some iridescence on the fusion crust within its regmaglypts which sometimes can be observed on meteorites, as for example on specimens of Murchison and Chelyabinsk. Current total recovered mass is around 27 kg, of which ~11 kg was collected before rain fell over the fall site. Soto; P. Madrigal, O. Lücke, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, Universidad de Costa Rica; M. Farmer, Arizona) At 21:07 local time on 23 April 2019, a meteorite fall was reported in Aguas Zarcas, San Carlos county, Alajuela province, Costa Rica. EUR 105,53. For example, one oriented plate is 13 cm wide and 1 cm thick. Aguas Zarcas, as the meteorite — more like its fragments — is now called, is a carbonaceous chondrite that is second in size only to Australia’s Murchison meteorite, which hurtled through the atmosphere in 1969. The meteorite might already have been sold. Soto; P. Madrigal, O. Lücke, Escuela Centroamericana de Geología, Universidad de Costa Rica; M. Farmer, Arizona) At 21:07 local time on 23 April 2019, a meteorite fall was reported in Aguas Zarcas, San Carlos county, Alajuela province, Costa Rica. Hundreds of fully intact smaller specimens (~1 to 4 cm in diameter) have been found in the area. Aguas Zarcas district location in Costa Rica Coordinates: 10°25′20″N 84°21′19″W  /  10.4222943°N 84.3553697°W  / 10.4222943; -84.3553697 Coordinates : 10°25′20″N 84°21′19″W  /  10.4222943°N 84.3553697°W  / 10.4222943; Ironically, the supposed parent body of the Aguas Zarcas CM2 meteorite is asteroid 19 Fortuna. EUR 9,00 Versand. It fell in a rainforest area so the recovery of the meteorites has been difficult. Microprobe (L. Garvie, ASU): Fa0.4-41.0, n=10. Jahre alt. Likewise, our initial analyses of AZ were meant to give a broad view of its soluble organic inventory relative to other carbonaceous chondrites. The calculated entry angle is about 76 degrees from the ground, coming in from a south-southwestern direction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_W9DzJbHx0 It is a carbonaceous chondrite type CM2, similar to the Murchison meteorite. Complete report on Aguas Zarcas meteorite fall (thanks a lot to Martin Kappler, The report with all photos and illustrations can be read on. The official name of the new meteorite will probably be AGUAS ZARCAS (prov.) The intensities of olivine and pyroxene reflections were generally low, but most prominent in the chondrules-rich stone. Meteorit Aguas zarcas-cm2 kohlenstoffhaltige Chondrite Herbst 2019 großes Stück 3.01g. From the Meteoritical Bulletin (MB108 Aguas Zarcas 10°23’29.03"N, 84°20’28.58"W. Alajuela, Costa Rica. Classification: Geochemistry and oxygen isotopic data consistent with CM2. Most specimens did not break on impact. The bolide had an entry angle of 73° relative to the ground, traveling 20.7 km in the 4-s analyzed interval, with an atmospheric velocity of 14 km/s. History: (G.J. Carbonaceous chondrites are primitive carbon-heavy remnants of the early solar system. The Aguas Zarcas Meteorite fell on 23 April 2019 in Costa Rica. The meteorite left a mark of dust and several smaller fragments on the street surface. Specimens: 248 g ASU; MFarmer - 6.5 kg; Achim Karl - 2.5 kg; Robert Ward - 3.2 kg; Kevin Kichinka - 489 g. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability).