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File Name:
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NI98-259.jpg
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catalog number:
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NI98-259
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collection:
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Image Archives
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title:
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Find site
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creator:
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Harvey H. Nininger
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creator type:
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photographer
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creator:
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Christine Powers
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creator type:
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creator of digital collection
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description:
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Meteorite found near Henbury, Northern Territory of Australia. This site is now protected as the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve. The craters were discovered in 1899, but went uninvestigated until 1930 when the Karoonda meteorite fell on South Australia. Harvey Nininger was DMNS Curator of Meteorites 1930 -1946.
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date:
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1930-1950
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date type:
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date of photograph
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location:
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Australia
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modified:
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Image rotated 0.25 degrees clockwise using Photoshop CS4. Shadows/Highlights, Brightness/Contrast, Exposure, and Levels adjusted; image cropped using Photoshop CS4.
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format:
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image/jpg
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file size:
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1.49 MB
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source:
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2.5 x 3.75 inch nitrate negative scanned with Epson Expression 10000XL at 600 dpi, 8 bit grayscale.
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rights:
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use with permission Denver Museum of Nature & Science
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