Bath Furnace meteorite
Bath Furnace is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1902. A total of 86 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
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Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Bath Furnace
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1902
- Mass recovered
- 86 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2500° N, 83.7500° 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 Bath Furnace
- Clark County Iron, IIIF · 46 km away
- Cynthiana L/LL4 · 47 km away
- Frankfort (iron) Iron, IIIAB · 95 km away
- Powellsville H5 · 96 km away
- Pricetown L6 · 97 km away
- Kenton County Iron, IIIAB · 97 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88388 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06404 · 2006
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