THE STORY OF THE BRENHAM METEORITES IN KANSASTen tons of Brenham meteorites fell to earth an estimated 20,000 years ago near what is now Haviland. This created the Haviland Meteorite Crater, one of only three craters in the U.S. that is authenticated by the presence of meteorites, and the only one of the three that was created by a rare, stony-iron (pallasite) meteorite. The pallasites make up only a fraction of a percent of all meteorites and are arguably the most attractive type of meteorite. They have an internal structure of chrome-like metal imbedded with beautiful olivine stone. Slices o... |