Buzzard Coulee meteorite
Buzzard Coulee is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was seen to fall in Canada in 2008. A total of 41 kg 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
- Buzzard Coulee
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2008
- Mass recovered
- 41 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 52.9960° N, 109.8482° W
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 Buzzard Coulee
- Kinsella Iron, IIIAB · 108 km away
- Innisfree L5 · 110 km away
- Iron Creek Iron, IIIAB · 144 km away
- Springwater Pallasite, PMG-an · 152 km away
- Vilna L5 · 183 km away
- Catherwood L6 · 199 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84228 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87277 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050027 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74148 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19010 Antarctica · 2019
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