Acapulco

Acapulco is a primitive achondrite belonging to the acapulcoite-lodranite family. Acaapulco is the type specimen for all acapulcoite achondrite meteorites. It was probably formed on a common parent body along with the Lodranites, due to their very similar mineralogy and other diagnostic characteristics (i.e. they were ejected from the asteroid belt at the same time, about 6 million years ago). The fall was collected by Sr. Leodegario Cardenas. He reported that "the bolide followed a west to east trajectory, producing a buzz similar to that of a small aeroplane and an impact like that of a cannon ball. It landed by 11 in the morning, and it was collected from a small crater, some 30 cm deep. 15 minutes later; the bush around was splashed radially away and the stone was cool." . This micromount consists of a very small fragment. Blow the image up to 100-200% to see structure in the fragment.