Carnegie meteorite
Carnegie is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in the United States in 1963. A total of 132.7 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Carnegie
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1963
- Mass recovered
- 132.7 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.1667° N, 98.6439° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Carnegie
- Colony CO3.0 · 21 km away
- Corn H5 · 28 km away
- Caddo County Iron, IAB-ung · 34 km away
- Weatherford CBa · 37 km away
- Roosevelt H3.4 · 43 km away
- Burns Flat L6 · 50 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06809 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04777 · 2004