Adam:
I entirely agree, but on the basis of this photo
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/lunar/stones/kalahari008.htm
and assuming a density of 2.6 g/cm^3, I'd say that rock was at least 13 kg.
Randy
At 01:32 PM 2013-06-13 Thursday, you wrote:
I wish somebody would take the time to actually and truthfully
certify the weight on Kalahari 009. Weighing it on a bathroom scale
and rounding it off is disrespectful to such a piece! It may be the
world's heaviest but we will never know until somebody does the
right thing and weighs it properly. Even if its weighs in the
neighborhood of what is being claimed, but not proven, it may not be
the worlds largest due to density. NWA 5000 is less dense and
displaces more area per cubic centimeter therefor may be physically larger.
Until we get an accurate weight, it cannot claim any heavyweight
title. Come on, a rock from the Moon deserves better than this! It
is like having a heavy weight boxer going for a title, failing to
weigh in before a bought.
It would be nice if its caretaker(s) were not so secretive and would
at least disclose its dimensions if they cannot provide an accurate weight.
Adam
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