Space Shuttle Atlantis - Flown Thermal Blanket meteoritejewelry 000 YEARS OLD)

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Please Note: The Mini Museum is a handmade product and the production process lends itself to small variations

Above: The sky after the meteorite’s descent was captured by artist Pyotr Medvedev

Sizing: The pallasites measure just a little under 1/2" x 1/2" (12mmx14mm)

Space Shuttle Atlantis - Flown Thermal Blanket meteoritejewelry 000 YEARS OLD)Above: Front of the Specimen Card The Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV 104) was the fourth of the five space shuttles used in space operations. It was also the final shuttle to be flown. During Atlantis' tenure, the craft was instrumental in sending planetary probes to Venus and Jupiter and adding modules to the ISS. This specimen is a piece of a mission flown insulation blanket, which was part of Atlantis' Thermal Control System. The TCS helped the ship