Cape Girardeau meteorite
Cape Girardeau is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1846. A total of 2.3 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
- Cape Girardeau
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1846
- Mass recovered
- 2.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.2667° N, 89.5833° 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 Cape Girardeau
- Perryville Iron, IIC · 57 km away
- St. Francois County Iron, IC · 97 km away
- St. Genevieve County Iron, IIIF · 101 km away
- Tilden L6 · 104 km away
- Smithland Iron, IVA · 106 km away
- Marshall County Iron, IIIAB · 122 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