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Two Tucson Meteorites

Arizona Capitol Times Staff//October 19, 2017//[read_meter]

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Two Tucson Meteorites

Two Tucson Meteorites

Arizona Capitol Times Staff//October 19, 2017//[read_meter]

The two meteor fragments were used as blacksmith’s anvils in the Tucson Presidio in the 1700s and were highly valued. Early Tucson visitors invariably commented on them as curiosities. All...

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