Big Horn Mountains meteorite
Big Horn Mountains is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was found in the United States in 2006. A total of 92 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Big Horn Mountains
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2006
- Mass recovered
- 92 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7133° N, 113.2750° 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 Big Horn Mountains
- Little Harquahala Mountains H-melt rock · 33 km away
- Hassayampa H4 · 56 km away
- Wickenburg (stone) L6 · 57 km away
- Octave Mine H5 · 70 km away
- Trilby Wash L4 · 71 km away
- Kofa Iron, IAB-sHH · 71 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 88033 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88183 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86263 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 052345 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74303 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19290 Antarctica · 2019