Andhara meteorite
Andhara is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in India in 1880. A total of 2.7 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Andhara
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1880
- Mass recovered
- 2.7 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 26.5833° N, 85.5667° E
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Andhara
- Parsa EH3 · 46 km away
- Muzaffarpur Iron, IAB-sHL · 50 km away
- Segowlie LL6 · 80 km away
- Madhipura L · 109 km away
- Supuhee H6 · 135 km away
- Sultanpur L/LL6 · 147 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Nicorps France · 1750
- Castel Berardenga Italy · 1791
- Rivolta de Bassi Italy · 1490
- Holetta Ethiopia · 1923
- Villarrica Paraguay · 1925
- Ortenau Germany · 1671