Aiken meteorite
Aiken is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was found in the United States in 1936. A total of 956 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Aiken
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1936
- Mass recovered
- 956 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.2000° N, 101.5000° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Aiken
- Finney L5 · 10 km away
- Sterley Pallasite, PMG · 10 km away
- Lone Star H4 · 11 km away
- Seth Ward H5 · 16 km away
- Claytonville L5 · 16 km away
- Plainview (d) L6 · 19 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Barcelona (stone) Spain · 1704
- Österplana 006 Sweden
- Soheria India · 1960
- Malaga United States · 1933
- Österplana 047 Sweden · 2002
- Elida (b) United States · 1968