Bath meteorite
Bath is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1892. A total of 21 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
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1892
- Mass recovered
- 21 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 45.4167° N, 98.3167° W
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 Bath
- Wolsey Iron, IAB-MG · 114 km away
- Jamestown Iron, IVA · 134 km away
- Cavour H6 · 134 km away
- Fort Pierre Iron, IIIAB · 201 km away
- Flandreau H5 · 204 km away
- Emery Mesosiderite-A3 · 214 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 235 Algeria · 1991
- Lewis Cliff 86332 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794022 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021598 Antarctica · 2003
- Thiel Mountains 07015 Antarctica · 2008
- Dhofar 397 Oman · 2001
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