Slice of the Bandung meteorite; the majority of the 11.5 kg TKW is held by the Bandung Geological Museum and the Paris Museum of History. This partial slice weighs 2.43 grams and shows a brecciated matrix

The Bandung Geological Museum opened in Bandung, Indonesia in 1928. On December 10, 1871, six meteorites fell in Sindanglaut, West Java, Indonesia. This rare fall of a LL6 chondrite included an 11.5 kg TKW that is held by the Bandung Geological Museum and the Paris Museum of History. The museum has 13 meteorites that fell at various times on in areas of Java.[1]

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References

  1. ↑ Suganda, Her (2011). Wisata Parijs van Java: Sejarah, peradaban, seni, kuliner, dan belanja. ISBN 9789797095376.

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