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<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nJohn Adams, an employee of farmer Mr Walker was picking apples on the edge of a cornfield. Adams was startled by a loud bang he thought was the bursting of a boiler at the local mill. Another loud sound, like that of escaping steam from a kettle, followed and then the sound of an object hitting the ground came after. Adams turned around and saw a cloud of dust and a charred black object sitting in a shallow crater. It was \u2019warm to the touch\u2019 and had a sulphurous odour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Crumlin Meteorite was 4.2kg and classified as an ordinary L5 chondrite \u2018fall\u2019 meaning it has low iron content and its descent to earth was witnessed (as opposed to a \u2018find\u2019 whose fall is not seen by humans).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meteorites are important as scientists tell us they can date the age of the universe from examining them and tell us what planets are made from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Crumlin Meteorite was purchased from Mr Adams by the British Museum (BM) and is displayed in London. Meteorites are rare, only 8 are recorded as falling in Ireland in the last 200 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The removal of the rock by the BM was controversial with the press accusing the BM of stealing Irish treasures. A facsimile of the original meteorite and a small silver sliver of the meteorite is on display. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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