Bowden meteorite
Bowden is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in South Africa in 1907. A total of 603 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bowden
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1907
- Mass recovered
- 603 g
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 33.0000° S, 26.4000° 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 Bowden
- Cape of Good Hope Iron, IVB · 67 km away
- St. Mark's EH5 · 145 km away
- Karee Kloof Iron, IAB-sLL · 166 km away
- Molteno Howardite · 195 km away
- Idutywa H5 · 207 km away
- Kouga Mountains Iron, IIIAB · 233 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86416 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021870 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 537 Oman · 2001