Exceptional meteorite, plowed up from a Dane County field, finds new home in UW Geology Museum
April 02, 2024
April 02, 2024
MADISON, Wisconsin, April 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
Farmers Jan Shepel (at near left) and Jim Koch (in wheelchair) flank a 110-pound iron meteorite sitting on their family dining table at their home and Vienna EqHo Farm in the Town of Vienna, Wis. Included in the background, from left to right, are Shepel's sister, Laurie Shepel; Carrie Eaton, curator of the UW Geology Museum; science writer Will Cushman; Noriko Kita, a distinguished . . .
Farmers Jan Shepel (at near left) and Jim Koch (in wheelchair) flank a 110-pound iron meteorite sitting on their family dining table at their home and Vienna EqHo Farm in the Town of Vienna, Wis. Included in the background, from left to right, are Shepel's sister, Laurie Shepel; Carrie Eaton, curator of the UW Geology Museum; science writer Will Cushman; Noriko Kita, a distinguished . . .