Cat Mountain meteorite
Cat Mountain is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was found in the United States in 1981. A total of 2.7 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cat Mountain
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1981
- Mass recovered
- 2.7 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.1483° N, 111.1117° 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 Cat Mountain
- Snyder Hill L5 · 1 km away
- San Joaquin L5/6 · 2 km away
- Ryan Field H5 · 3 km away
- Pima County Iron, IIAB · 12 km away
- Desert Willow H4/5 · 19 km away
- Udall Park H4 · 29 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88388 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06404 · 2006