Bunburra Rockhole meteorite
Bunburra Rockhole is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite, that was seen to fall in Australia in 2007. A total of 324 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
- Bunburra Rockhole
- Classification
- Eucrite
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2007
- Mass recovered
- 324 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 31.3500° S, 129.1900° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Eucrites.
Meteorites near Bunburra Rockhole
- Deakin 002 H4 · 56 km away
- Deakin 001 Chondrite-ung · 56 km away
- Deakin 003 H5 · 72 km away
- Deakin 009 H5 · 73 km away
- Hughes 025 L5 · 77 km away
- Hughes 013 H5 · 77 km away
Other Eucrite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 7780 · 2012
- Northwest Africa 2063 · 2003
- Bates Nunataks 00300 Antarctica · 2000
- Northwest Africa 7036 · 2011
- Northwest Africa 047 · 2000
- Agoult Morocco · 2000