Ahnighito a Fragment of the Cape York Meteorite on Display at the American Museum of Natural History
I was very happy with my visit to the halls which exhibit fossils of extinct animals. I had only seen these fossils in books and I was thrilled to see them first hand. I think the museum is doing a very good job arousing the minds of visitors since I enjoyed it very much. I was winding down my visit of the American Museum of Natural History but it looks like I still have another hall to visit. This hall is the Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites. It is exactly as described. The hall feature meteorite samples from all over the world.
Arthur Ross Hall of Meteorites at the American Museum of Natural History
I thought that the dinosaurs were enough to keep me interested but seeing rocks from space blows my mind away. The centerpiece here is the Cape York meteorite named Ahnighito. This is one large piece of rock, except this is made of iron and it is more than 30 tons heavy. Interestingly, the meteorite is so heavy that supports needed to be built in the museum to support an exhibit that heavy. After all, you do not want the meteorite to come crashing down a second time. It also happens to be the largest meteorite on display in any museum. These rocks from the space are very fascinating as they can help tell us our origins and maybe our future.
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