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Moss
Basic information Name: Moss
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 2006
Country: Norway
Mass:help 3.76 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 91  (2007)  CO3.6
Recommended:  CO3.6    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites classified as CO3.6.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CM-CO clan chondrites, and CO chondrites
Comments: Approved 25 Sep 2006
Revised 10 Jan 2007: Final classification
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Writeup from MB 91:

Moss                           ~59º26' N, ~10º42' E

Østfold, Norway

Fell July 14, 2006, ~10:20 hrs local daylight time (UT+2)

Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3.6)

 

History and physical characteristics: (G. Raade and K. Ødegaard, UOslo; M. Bilet, NorAS) At about 10:20 am on July 14, 2006, a bright fireball traveling SSE-NNW was witnessed by many people and a loud explosion and a rumbling sound was heard in the air above Moss and Rygge in south Norway, on the east side of the Oslofjord. Shortly after, a small meteorite was heard to land on an aluminum sheet and was recovered. Extensive searches in the area have resulted in the recovery of a total of 5 stones (Table 6).  Note that light rainfall occurred in the area on July 29, 30, and 31.

 

Table 6: Stones recovered from the Moss fall.

 

No.

Date (2006)

Latitude (N)

Longitude (E)

Mass (g)

Owner

Comments

1

14 July

59º24.463'

10º45.548'

36.7

K. J Røed Ødegaard

Complete stone + some fragments.

2

17 July

59º25.908'

10º41.778'

752

UOslo

Complete; hit tree, landed in grass; angular shape.

3

23 July

~59º26'

~10º42'

~1500

M-S-T

Half stone + fragments; hit fence and shattered.

4

30 July

59º27.005'

10º41.482'

~800

MFarmer,

M. Bilet

Many pieces; hit concrete in industrial area.

5

3 Aug

59º26.394'

10º42.032'

676

UOslo

Complete stone; penetrated roof of building; angular shape.

               

M-S-T: Mass divided between Michael Mazur, Bjørn Sørheim, and Eric Twelker.

 

Petrography: (J. Grossman, USGS; G. MacPherson, SI; L. Chizmadia, UHaw; A. Rubin, UCLA): Contains abundant small chondrules (most < 200 μm), small (<1 mm) amoeboid olivine aggregates (AOAs) and refractory inclusions, and isolated grains of olivine, troilite, and kamacite set in a gray matrix.  Chondrule types are dominated by type-I PO, with other varieties of type I and II chondrules plus RP, C, and BO all present.  All type I chondrules show diffusional entry of FeO around edges and along cracks of forsterite grains. Olivine histogram is flat, resembling that of Ornans (range Fa0.3–42, average Fa19.9, σ=65%, n=60); Cr2O3 content of fayalitic olivine is low (0.09±0.09 wt%).  Image analysis gives 2.2 vol% metal and 2.4 vol% FeS.  Refractory inclusions contain spinel, calcic pyroxene, and abundant nepheline that replaces melilite and other primary phases; some perovskite has been transformed to ilmenite. Some AOAs contain relict cores of forsterite, but most of the olivine has been converted to more fayalitic compositions; degree of oxidation of AOAs is similar to type 3.6 CO chondrites such as ALH 77003. Matrix is mildly recrystallized and sulfur-poor; matrix olivine has similar composition to olivine in fine-grained chondrules and inclusions.

Geochemistry: Magnetic susceptibility (R. Bartoschewitz), log χ (10-9 mkg-1) = 4.68. Oxygen isotopes (I. Franchi and R. Greenwood, OU), average of two replicates, δ17O = ‑5.90‰, δ18O = ‑2.21‰, Δ17O = ‑4.75‰.

Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CO3.6, scheme of Chizmadia et al., 2002); shock stage S2. 

Specimens: Type specimens of 20 g (stone 4) and 2 g (stone 3) are on deposit at SI. Main masses are held by those listed above.

Plots: O isotopes:  
Institutions
   and collections
OU: Planetary and Space Sciences Department of Physical Sciences The Open University Walton Hall Milton Keynes MK7 6AA United Kingdom, United Kingdom (institutional address; updated 8 Dec 2011)
SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012)
UCLA: Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, United States (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011)
UOslo: Natural History Museum University of Oslo Att. Henrik Friis PO 1172 Blindern 0318 Oslo Norway, Norway (institutional address; updated 18 Jul 2020)
MFarmer: Michael Farmer, P.O. Box 86059, Tucson, AZ 85754-6059, United States; Website (private address)
NorAS: Norwegian Astronomical Society, Norway (institutional address)
Twelker: Eric Twelker, P.O. Box 844, Port Townsend, WA 98368, United States; Website (private address; updated 1 Dec 2014)
UHaw: Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawai'i, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, United States (institutional address; updated 25 Oct 2011)
USGS: US Geological Survey, 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, United States (institutional address)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 91, MAPS 42, 413-466 (2007)
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752g stone. Morten Bilet   
Chladni’s Heirs   
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Gregor H.   
Mark Vornhusen   
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Mirko Graul   
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Geography:

Norway
Coordinates:
     Recommended::   (59° 26'N, 10° 42'E)

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Statistics:
     This is the only approved meteorite from Ostfold, Norway
     This is 1 of 16 approved meteorites from Norway (plus 3 impact craters)
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