Annaheim is an iron meteoriteMeteoritical Bulletin Database recovered in 1916 in Canada.

History The meteorite was discovered by a farmer named William Huiras in his field while moving hay.White, R., Canadian Meteorites: a catalogue of meteorites found in Canada. Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton. 1984R.A.A. Johnston, and H.V. Ellsworth, "The Annaheim Meteorite", Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, Section IV, 1921 It was linked to a fireball reported in the area in 1914.

Classification It is a medium octahedrite, IAB-sLL.

Fragment Measuring by , it is now held by the Canadian Meteorite Collection, in Ottawa. The crescent-shaped fragment is covered in dimples as is typical with other iron meteorites.

See also Glossary of meteoritics

References

External links Encyclopedia of Meteoritea: Annaheim