Meteorite General Knowledge

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Across
  1. 1. A unique flavor of regmaglypts
  2. 4. Some might say she was a lucky girl
  3. 6. The hottest hangout spot during the annual rock show in Tucson (two words, no spaces)
  4. 8. A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere
  5. 10. Four processes that have modified chondrites to varying degrees are aqueous alteration, thermal metamorphism, shock, and ?
  6. 12. Beautiful but highly weathered and unstable pallasite found in 2016
  7. 15. More commonly known as Meteor Crater
  8. 17. The best-studied meteorite in history
  9. 18. The only recorded Carbonaceous Witnessed Fall in the United Kingdom
  10. 23. The only US Witnessed Mesosiderite
  11. 25. Author of Meteorite Minerology
  12. 26. Gorgeous pallasite found in Chile
  13. 27. King of Pallasites
  14. 29. This meteorite came in second place to Weston (no spaces)
  15. 31. Systematic classification and precise description of rocks
  16. 35. An object much larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet, may be referred to as a minor planet
  17. 37. High in nickel content
  18. 40. A single word often called out during many of our hangouts
  19. 41. An exceptionally bright meteor
  20. 43. Smooth, streaky surfaces created by pressure, friction and fracturing
  21. 44. The first recorded Pallasite ever found
  22. 46. Just celebrated its Bicentennial in January of 2024
  23. 48. terrestrial rock, physically or chemically transformed by the intense heat and pressure of a meteorite impact
  24. 51. Home for many meteorites all around the world
  25. 53. Cooled streaks of once-molten fusion crust (no spaces)
  26. 54. Meteorite Dimples
  27. 56. First Witnessed Aubrite Fall in the US
  28. 58. The most common type of meteorite
  29. 60. The most recent witnessed Martian meteorite
  30. 61. The space between….
  31. 63. Famous Egyptian Witnessed Fall
  32. 64. Terrestrial alteration of a meteorite
Down
  1. 2. This movie is focused on a planet-killing comet or meteor as a metaphor for societal indifference to climate change. (Three words, no spaces or punctuation)
  2. 3. Widmanstätten Pattern is created by two nickel-iron alloys: Taenite and ?
  3. 5. What meteorite MIGHT describe your grandmother if she is still alive? (No spaces)
  4. 6. 2025 Georgia Witnessed Fall
  5. 7. Meteorite that was once molten
  6. 9. It has been said this has been a Protector of Earth
  7. 11. A member of a meteorite duo
  8. 13. 2022 Mississippi Witnessed Fall, Topherspin and knowledge Bolide shirt sightings all over the place!
  9. 14. Funny sounding meteorite from Down Under
  10. 16. An Enstatite Achondrite
  11. 19. This Carbonaceous Family of meteorites does not contain chondrules
  12. 20. A term used for the Northwest region of the US and a busy laboratory
  13. 21. The Father of The Science of Meteoritics (no spaces)
  14. 22. Famous Witnessed Fall related to an All American staple at diners and drive-thru restaurants
  15. 24. The most recent witnessed Ureilite (no spaces)
  16. 28. What mineral is said to appear blue in some meteorites?
  17. 30. Queen of Pallasites
  18. 32. Removal of material from the surface of a meteor
  19. 33. A dirty snowball with a tail
  20. 34. Creator of the Metbull database
  21. 36. This movie featured one of the most memorable and hilarious meteorwrongs, a Boeing bomb"—a large, frozen chunk of human waste and toilet paper that fell from an airplane lavatory. (Two words, no space)
  22. 38. Origin of HED minus four
  23. 39. Home of possibly the largest rock show on the planet
  24. 42. Rare in meteorites
  25. 45. A Magnesium-Iron Silicate
  26. 47. First US Witnessed Diogenite Fall
  27. 49. A type of chondrule with a distinct outer shell, typically composed of metal, sulfides, or fine-grained dust.
  28. 50. The only witnessed Winonaite ever
  29. 52. What meteorite would Luke Skywalker most likely own?
  30. 55. A stony meteorite
  31. 56. A type of chondrule, indicators of aqueous alteration, in theory
  32. 57. A non-metallic, rocky by-product formed during the smelting or refining of metals from their ores or a derogatory British slang term related to promiscuous women
  33. 59. Meteorite witnessed during the time of Columbus
  34. 62. Ridiculous movie plot instead of relying on astronauts, a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers are sent by NASA to destroy a gigantic asteroid