Benoni meteorite
Benoni is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in South Africa in 1943. A total of 3.88 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
- Benoni
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1943
- Mass recovered
- 3.88 kg
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 26.1667° S, 28.4167° E
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 Benoni
- Leeuwfontein L6 · 56 km away
- Witklip Farm H5 · 159 km away
- Cronstad H5 · 203 km away
- Lichtenberg H6 · 223 km away
- Winburg Iron, IC-an · 295 km away
- N'Kandhla Iron, IID · 349 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86416 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021870 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 537 Oman · 2001