Blue Eagle meteorite
Blue Eagle is a rumuruti chondrite meteorite, officially classified as R3-6, that was found in the United States in 2006. A total of 70 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Blue Eagle
- Classification
- R3-6
- Type
- Chondrite · Rumuruti
- Group
- R
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2006
- Mass recovered
- 70 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.6617° N, 115.5183° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about R chondrites (rumurutiites).
Meteorites near Blue Eagle
- Lunar Dry Lake L5 · 51 km away
- Quinn Canyon Iron, IIIAB · 64 km away
- Dry Lake Valley L6 · 122 km away
- Yelland Dry Lake H4 · 123 km away
- Yelland 001 L6 · 137 km away
- Mud Dry Lake H3 · 159 km away
Other R meteorites
- Northwest Africa 1477 · 2001
- Northwest Africa 2289 · 2003
- Northwest Africa 3364 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 5426 · 2006
- Northwest Africa 7260 · 2012
- Northwest Africa 851 · 2001