Murchison

American

[mur-chi-suhn] / ˈmɜr tʃɪ sən /

noun

an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.

Murchison British

/ ˈmɜːtʃɪsən /

noun

Sir Roderick Impey. 1792–1871, Scottish geologist: played a major role in establishing parts of the geological time scale, esp the Silurian, Permian, and Devonian periods

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Instead of Martian rocks, the team tested samples from the famous Murchison meteorite, which fell in Australia in 1969.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

Police said four other people were injured in the incident in Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest of the country on Sunday evening.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Rangers guard a mountain of confiscated snares in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026

To better understand Bennu's chemistry, the Penn State team compared its amino acids with those found in Murchison.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 12, 2026

The issue arose when the Reverend Adam Sedgwick of Cambridge claimed for the Cambrian period a layer of rock that Roderick Murchison believed belonged rightly to the Silurian.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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