3D printed replica of Dresden Meteorite

A polycarbonate 3D printed full-size replica of the Dresden Meteorite -- an H6 ordinary Chondrite. The original Dresden Meteorite fell in Dresden, Ontario Canada, on July 11, 1939 on Dan Solomon's sugar-beet farm. It was recovered by Dan Solomon on July 12, 1939. At that time, it was the largest meteorite ever recovered in Canada, weighing approximately 40 kg. It was classified as an ordinary chondrite from the H group that is petrologic type 6. The object on display is a full-size 3D printed replica of the Dresden meteorite. A plaster cast of the meteorite was 3D scanned and subsequently 3D printed by the Department of Physics & Astronomy's machine shop, and painted by Henry Leparskas to resemble the freshly fallen Dresden meteorite.