Belville meteorite
Belville is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was seen to fall in Argentina in 1937. 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
- Belville
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1937
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 32.3333° S, 64.8667° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Belville
- Renca L5 · 61 km away
- Río Cuarto 001 Eucrite · 85 km away
- Aguada L6 · 89 km away
- Achiras L6 · 93 km away
- Arbol Solo H5 · 129 km away
- Capilla del Monte H6 · 164 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Österplana 034 Sweden · 1998
- Bronco (b) United States · 1980
- Österplana 010 Sweden · 1995
- Stubenberg
- Myhee Caunta India · 1842
- Österplana 051 Sweden · 2006