Chail meteorite
Chail is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in India in 1814. A total of 0.5 g 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
- Chail
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1814
- Mass recovered
- 0.5 g
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 25.3667° N, 81.6667° E
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 Chail
- Khohar L3.6 · 33 km away
- Merua H5 · 34 km away
- Kamalpur L6 · 77 km away
- Bishunpur LL3.15 · 94 km away
- Dyalpur Ureilite · 104 km away
- Atarra L4 · 105 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86374 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021707 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 481 Oman · 2001