Antarctic Meteorite Sample GRO 17049,8

[**Astromaterials 3D**](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/index.htm) is a virtual library for exploration and research of NASA’s space rock collections. **Every Rock Tells a Story:** >GRO 17049 was found amidst the ice fields in the Grosvenor Mountains by the ANSMET team in 2017. Although it has not been studied beyond its initial analysis, GRO 17049 is an immediately interesting space rock with more than half of its surface covered in a glistening black fusion crust with flow lines created from the extreme heat and pressure the rock endured as it entered Earth's *[Continue reading...](https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=GRO17049-8)* **More information:**https://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/astromaterials3d/sample-details.htm?sample=GRO17049-8 **NASA Astromaterials Collection:** Antarctic Meteorite Collection **Origin:** Vesta **Collected:** ANSMET Field Season 2017, Grosvenor Mountains, Antarctica **Classification:** Eucrite (Polymict) **Credit:** NASA/Astromaterials 3D