Baxter meteorite
Baxter is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1916. A total of 611 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
- Baxter
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1916
- Mass recovered
- 611 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.7500° N, 93.5000° 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 Baxter
- Jenkins Iron, IAB-MG · 25 km away
- Billings Iron, IIIAB · 35 km away
- Mincy Mesosiderite-B4 · 42 km away
- Seymour Iron, IAB-MG · 83 km away
- Fayetteville H4 · 98 km away
- Norfork Iron, IIIAB · 125 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 09014 · 2009
- Lewis Cliff 87036 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 983759 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06617 · 2006
- Yamato 981501 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04674 · 2004