Benld meteorite
Benld is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1938. A total of 1.77 kg 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
- Benld
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 1.77 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.0833° N, 89.1500° 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 Benld
- St. Louis H4 · 103 km away
- Tilden L6 · 109 km away
- Bloomington LL6 · 156 km away
- Havana Iron, IAB complex · 159 km away
- St. Genevieve County Iron, IIIF · 160 km away
- Perryville Iron, IIC · 162 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86374 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021707 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 481 Oman · 2001
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