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Iron meteorite fragment from Henbury, Northern Territory (Australia)

Henbury is one of the greatest known meteorite showers. Following a multimillion-year sojourn through interplanetary space, the mass of iron octahedrite fell in Northern Territory, Australia about 4,200 years ago, creating a field of thirteen craters measuring up to 180 metres across and 15 metres deep. This crater field is considered a sacred site to the Arrernte Aboriginal people whose elders would not camp near the craters nor drink rainwater collected there, referring to them as chindu china waru chingi yabu, roughly translating to 'sun walk fire devil rock'. Although the craters were discovered in 1899, the first meteorites were not identified until 1931 following reports of metal stones being used by Aboriginal Australians.

Iron meteorite from Henbury, Northern Territory (Australia)

Henbury is one of the greatest known meteorite showers. Following a multimillion-year sojourn through interplanetary space, the mass of iron octahedrite fell in Northern Territory, Australia about 4,200 years ago, creating a field of thirteen craters measuring up to 180 metres across and 15 metres deep. This crater field is considered a sacred site to the Arrernte Aboriginal people whose elders would not camp near the craters nor drink rainwater collected there, referring to them as chindu china waru chingi yabu, roughly translating to 'sun walk fire devil rock'. Although the craters were discovered in 1899, the first meteorites were not identified until 1931 following reports of metal stones being used by Aboriginal Australians.

Iron meteorite from Henbury, Northern Territory (Australia)

Henbury is one of the greatest known meteorite showers. Following a multimillion-year sojourn through interplanetary space, the mass of iron octahedrite fell in Northern Territory, Australia about 4,200 years ago, creating a field of thirteen craters measuring up to 180 metres across and 15 metres deep. This crater field is considered a sacred site to the Arrernte Aboriginal people whose elders would not camp near the craters nor drink rainwater collected there, referring to them as chindu china waru chingi yabu, roughly translating to 'sun walk fire devil rock'. Although the craters were discovered in 1899, the first meteorites were not identified until 1931 following reports of metal stones being used by Aboriginal Australians.