Bronco meteorite
Bronco is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was found in the United States in 1971. A total of 972 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bronco
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1971
- Mass recovered
- 972 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.2833° N, 102.9667° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Bronco
- Bronco (b) OC · 1 km away
- Bronco (c) OC · 1 km away
- Plains (d) H4 · 6 km away
- Plains H5 · 19 km away
- Allred L4 · 20 km away
- Sligo H3.9 · 28 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Jiddat al Harasis 089 Oman · 2002
- Österplana 037 Sweden · 1998
- Cacak Serbia · 1919
- Österplana 013 Sweden · 1996
- Tounkin Russia · 1824
- New Moore (a) United States · 1972