Bald Mountain meteorite
Bald Mountain is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L4, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1929. A total of 3.7 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
- Bald Mountain
- Classification
- L4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1929
- Mass recovered
- 3.7 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.9667° N, 82.4833° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Bald Mountain
- Duel Hill (1854) Iron, IVA · 23 km away
- Duel Hill (1873) Iron, IAB-MG · 23 km away
- Jonesboro Iron, IVA · 37 km away
- Wood's Mountain Iron, IVA · 42 km away
- Asheville Iron, IIIAB · 43 km away
- Black Mountain Iron, IAB-MG · 44 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A76009 Antarctica · 1976
- Lewis Cliff 88527 Antarctica · 1988
- Akron (1961) United States · 1961
- Lewis Cliff 86282 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983397 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06485 · 2006