Bocas meteorite
Bocas is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Mexico in 1804. A total of 56 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
- Bocas
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1804
- Mass recovered
- 56 g
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 23.0000° N, 102.0000° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Bocas
- Las Colonas Howardite · 46 km away
- Zacatecas (1792) Iron, ungrouped · 62 km away
- Charcas Iron, IIIAB · 101 km away
- Gruñidora H4 · 130 km away
- Nuevo Mercurio (c) H5-6 · 141 km away
- Nuevo Mercurio H5 · 145 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86357 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983497 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06543 · 2006
- Yamato 981326 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04632 · 2004