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Weight:
68.416 g
Place:
Antarctica
Collection Date:
1979
Notes:
# NASA data for ALH 79039 Weathering: B Fracturing: B Fa: 16 mol % Fs: 15 mol % ²⁶Al: 42 ± 2 dpm/kg
The top of this stone is concave while the bottom is flat. ALH 79039 is totally covered with a thin black fusion crust which the bottom surface has a blistery texture. Several fractures penetrate the, interior of this meteorite. The interior material is mainly weathered though areas of light gray clastic material do exist.
