Odessa

A GORGEOUSLY PATINATED METEORITE FROM ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT METEOR CRATERS

Odessa Meteor Crater holds a particularly important distinction in the history of meteoritics, as it was only the second meteor crater ever identified, after Meteor Crater in Arizona. Indeed, one of the first individuals to argue that Odessa was a bone fide meteor crater was Daniel Moreau ("Reau") Barringer, Jr., former president of the Meteoritical Society and son of the original owner of Meteor Crater.

The Odessa bolide impacted Earth about 63,500 years ago, forming a crater about 550 feet in diameter. And although the crater would once have been 100 feet deep, it has since been filled in with sediment, which made positive identification of the crater rather difficult for early 20^th century researchers.

This gorgeously patinated Odessa specimen has been electrolytically stabilized and treated to display a shimmering, platinum hue.

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Meteoritical Bulletin Entry for Odessa