Charlottetown meteorite
Charlottetown is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as Ordinary Chondrite, that is recorded in Canada in 2024.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Charlottetown
- Classification
- Ordinary Chondrite
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Not recorded
- Year
- 2024
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 46.2891° N, 63.0685° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Charlottetown
- Penouille Iron, IAB complex · 303 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Österplana 035 Sweden · 1996
- Bronco (b) United States · 1980
- Österplana 011 Sweden · 1997
- Thurman United States · 1965
- Needmore United States · 1976
- Österplana 052 Sweden · 2006
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