Bacqueville meteorite
Bacqueville is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in France in 1999. A total of 395 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bacqueville
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 395 g
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 49.3222° N, 1.3656° 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 Bacqueville
- L'Aigle L6 · 82 km away
- Charsonville H6 · 155 km away
- Aire-sur-la-Lys Unknown · 165 km away
- Les Ormes L6 · 175 km away
- Lucé L6 · 176 km away
- Lancé CO3.5 · 182 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84071 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87106 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8453 Antarctica · 1984
- Grove Mountains 022935 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 699 Antarctica · 1969
- Dhofar 802 Oman · 2001