Carcote meteorite
Carcote is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Chile in 1888. A total of 392 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Carcote
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1888
- Mass recovered
- 392 g
- Country
- Chile
- Coordinates
- 24.0000° S, 69.0000° 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 Carcote
- Joel's Iron Iron, IIIAB · 0 km away
- Estación Imilac H5 · 28 km away
- Imilac Pallasite, PMG · 30 km away
- Salar de Imilac H5 · 30 km away
- Morro la Mina H5 · 31 km away
- Salar de Atacama L6 · 48 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86457 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021947 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 576 Oman · 2001