(Brown and Black Asteroid) - Eugene, Oregon - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This replica of the Willamette Meteorite is located in the entrance court yard to the University of Oregon Museum of Natural History.

The Willamette is the largest meteorite found in North America and the sixth largest in the world. There was no impact crater at the discovery site; researchers believe the meteorite landed in what is now Canada or Montana, and was transported as a glacial erratic to the Willamette Valley of Oregon during the Missoula Floods at the end of the last Ice Age (~13,000 years ago).

The original meteorite is located at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

TITLE: (Brown and Black Asteroid) ARTIST(S): sculptor: Unknown DATE: None specified MEDIUM: Sculpture: wire mesh (?), fiberglass and resin, painted; Base: metal pipes CONTROL NUMBER: IAS OR000297 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: University of Oregon University of Oregon Museum of Natural History 1680 East 15th Eugene, Oregon DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None Noted

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