Borodino meteorite
Borodino is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1812. A total of 500 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
- Borodino
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1812
- Mass recovered
- 500 g
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 55.4667° N, 35.8667° 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 Borodino
- Batyushkovo L5 · 37 km away
- Slobodka L4 · 76 km away
- Slobodka (of P. Partsch) L6 · 76 km away
- Koltsovo H4 · 106 km away
- Timochin H5 · 116 km away
- Nikolskoe L4 · 117 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86491 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022410 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 624 Oman · 2001