Mifflin Meteorite Gets Permanent Home at University of Wisconsin Museum

SECURITY CAMERA VIDEO SMALL FILE SIZE BEST QUALITY AVIALABLE** Meteor flying over Eastern Iowa as seen in video from a security camera at Electronic Engineering at 1900 6th St. SW in Cedar Rapids looking northeast Wednesday, April 14, 2010. (Electronic Engineering)

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Nov 25, 2010 at 10:21 AM CDT

Story Updated: Nov 25, 2010 at 7:26 PM CDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Fragments of the meteorite that brightened the skies of Wisconsin and parts of Iowa on April 14 have become part of the permanent collection of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Geology Museum.

The meteorite was named after Mifflin Township by the Meteoritical Society in August after the group classified it as an ordinary chondrite meteorite. Scientists believe was originally part of an asteroid fragment that separated 470 million years ago between Mars and Jupiter.

Eight pieces of the Mifflin Meteorite are on display at the UW Geology Museum. Five are on loan and three are part of the museum's permanent collection. Six of the 14 meteorites known to have landed in Wisconsin are on display as part of the exhibit.

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