Binningup meteorite
Binningup is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Australia in 1984. A total of 488 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
- Binningup
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1984
- Mass recovered
- 488 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 33.1564° S, 115.6764° 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 Binningup
- Donnybrook Mesosiderite? · 56 km away
- Thompson Brook Iron, IAB-ung · 56 km away
- Gundaring Iron, IIIAB · 186 km away
- Youndegin Iron, IAB-MG · 224 km away
- Nimberrin L6 · 282 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86530 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022531 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 679 Oman · 2001