Canon City meteorite
Canon City is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1973. A total of 1.4 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
- Canon City
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1973
- Mass recovered
- 1.4 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.4703° N, 105.2414° 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 Canon City
- Fremont Butte L4 · 23 km away
- Cotopaxi Iron, IAB-ung · 40 km away
- Guffey Iron, ungrouped · 41 km away
- Colorado Springs Iron · 54 km away
- Hartsel H4 · 63 km away
- Franceville Iron, IIIAB · 67 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87060 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022834 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 756 Oman · 2000