Brewster meteorite
Brewster is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in the United States in 1940. A total of 17 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Brewster
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1940
- Mass recovered
- 17 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.2500° N, 101.3333° 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 Brewster
- Page City Iron, IVA · 10 km away
- Colby (Kansas) H5 · 31 km away
- Goodland L4 · 31 km away
- Oakley (stone) H6 · 43 km away
- Seguin H6 · 62 km away
- Beardsley H5 · 62 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06809 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04777 · 2004