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Table 1 Characteristics of different meteorite populations

From: The Twannberg iron meteorite strewn field in the Swiss Jura mountains: insights for Quaternary environmental conditions

 

Twannberg plateau

Mont Sujet

Twannbach gorge

Number of meteorite samples

75

1619

391

Average mass (g)

534

60.2

24.6

Median mass (g)

57.2

25.2

6.7

Largest mass (g)

15915

1407

1521

Smallest mass (g)

3.4

0.064

0.066

Total mass (kg)

40.49

97.46

9.72

% with fusion crust/flow lines

1.3

14.5

0.0

% with attached glacial material

57.3

2.5

34.3

% with attached plant material

8.0

4.8

0.0

  1. All meteorites found between 1984 and end of 2022 are considered, n = 2088, including three from unknown locations