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MURRAY
Calloway County, Kentucky
Fell September 20, 1950 - CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrite
Collection No. B156.1 - A 6.944 gram fusion crusted fragment.
Provenance: National Museum of Natural History (NMNH); by transfer to the Michael Farmer collection.
Murray is one of the most scientifically important meteorites ever discovered and provided a platform for studies regarding prebiotic molecules being formed in space. Murray also has been found to contain simple sugars and other polyols.
