Barnaul meteorite
Barnaul is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1904. A total of 23 g 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
- Barnaul
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1904
- Mass recovered
- 23 g
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 52.7333° N, 84.0833° 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 Barnaul
- Demina L6 · 148 km away
- Maslyanino Iron, IAB complex · 169 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86457 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021947 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 576 Oman · 2001