Drops of fiery rain

Part of Hall of Meteorites.

B.2.2 drops of fiery rain hero

Glassy spheres found in meteorites are frozen pieces of the solar nebula.

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Exhibit Ragland Found 1982, Quay County, New Mexico, USA Exhibit Parnallee Fell February 28, 1857, Madura district, Tamil Nadu Exhibit Colliding chondrules In the disk of swirling dust and gas from which our solar system formed, chondrules hit other small particles and stuck together. Exhibit Chainpur Dozens of tiny, spherical chondrules jut out from the unpolished surface of the meteorite Chainpur. Exhibit Bjurböle To create glass objects, glassblowers work at temperatures of more than 1,000°C (1,800°F). Exhibit Knyahinya Fell June 9, 1866, Nagybereszna, Ungvár, Ukraine Exhibit Modoc (AMNH 630) A single large chondrule protrudes from the surface of Modoc. Exhibit Gao-Guenie Fell March 5, 1960, Burkina Faso, Africa