Chitenay meteorite
Chitenay is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in France in 1978. A total of 4 kg 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
- Chitenay
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1978
- Mass recovered
- 4 kg
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.4708° N, 0.9767° E
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 Chitenay
- Lancé CO3.5 · 26 km away
- Montlivault L6 · 49 km away
- Le Pressoir H5 · 53 km away
- Lucé L6 · 56 km away
- Sologne H5 · 58 km away
- Charsonville H6 · 68 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