Canyon meteorite
Canyon is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H?, that was found in the United States in 1957. A total of 860 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Canyon
- Classification
- H?
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1957
- Mass recovered
- 860 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9667° N, 101.9333° 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 Canyon
- Tierra Blanca Winonaite · 8 km away
- Umbarger L6 · 17 km away
- Timber Creek L4 · 18 km away
- Dawn (a) H6 · 21 km away
- Dawn (b) H4/5 · 21 km away
- Wayside H6 · 29 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86416 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021870 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 537 Oman · 2001