Bori meteorite
Bori is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in India in 1894. A total of 8.6 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
- Bori
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1894
- Mass recovered
- 8.6 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 21.9500° N, 78.0333° E
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 Bori
- Semarkona LL3.00 · 105 km away
- Seoni H6 · 154 km away
- Andura H6 · 169 km away
- Lakangaon Eucrite-mmict · 207 km away
- Manegaon Diogenite · 228 km away
- Gujargaon H5 · 234 km away
Other L meteorites
- Adrar 002 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 86203 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983283 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06435 · 2006
- Yamato 980844 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04575 · 2004