Orgueil
Part of Hall of Meteorites.
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Part of Hall of Meteorites.
Cometary core
Studies suggest the meteorite Orgueil might come from the core of a comet, an object made of ice, dust and rock that orbits the Sun at high speed. Many comets originate in the Kuiper Belt, located in the cold outer fringes of our solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune.
ORGUEIL
Fell May 14, 1864
Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
CI1
AMNH 519
Studies suggest the meteorite Orgueil might come from the core of a comet, an object made of ice, dust and rock that orbits the Sun at high speed. Many comets originate in the Kuiper Belt, located in the cold outer fringes of our solar system, beyond the orbit of Neptune.