Andura meteorite
Andura is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in India in 1939. A total of 17.9 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
- Andura
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1939
- Mass recovered
- 17.9 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 20.8833° N, 76.8667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Andura
- Manegaon Diogenite · 80 km away
- Chandakapur L5 · 112 km away
- Lakangaon Eucrite-mmict · 139 km away
- Phulmari Stone-uncl · 165 km away
- Bori L6 · 169 km away
- Naoki H6 · 182 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86416 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021870 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 537 Oman · 2001