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A single mass of 1360.5 grams was recovered. This stone was subsequently purchased by Kansas City area meteorite collector Allen Shaw. Allen, in conjunction with one of his relatives, Dirk Ross, brought the stone to the University of Tokyo in Japan for classification. The meteorite was classified by Dr. Kentaro Kanedo, stone chondrite H5, shock factor of 2 and a weathering grade of 3. Finally the meteorite was purchased by a member of the Kansas Meteorites Society and currently resides in Wichita, Kansas.Postcard is in near mint condition and measures 5 1/2 inches long and a little over 4 inches wide.
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The Wild Horse (Stone H5 chondrite) meteorite was recovered in July 1979 by a farmer tilling a farm field two miles west of the small town of Wild Horse, Colorado. A single mass of 1.36 Kg was found and originally classified as an H5 stony chondrite by Dr. Kentaro Kaneda at the University of Tokyo in Japan.

38°85'N, 103°12'W



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