Cook 003 meteorite
Cook 003 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CK4, that was found in Australia in 1986. A total of 1.54 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cook 003
- Classification
- CK4
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CK
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1986
- Mass recovered
- 1.54 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 30.3183° S, 129.0633° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CK chondrites.
Meteorites near Cook 003
- Hughes 020 L6 · 6 km away
- Reid 009 H4 · 8 km away
- Hughes 011 L4 · 10 km away
- Hughes 008 L5 · 10 km away
- Hughes 019 H5 · 17 km away
- Reid 016 Ureilite-pmict · 18 km away
Other CK meteorites
- Dhofar 015 Oman · 2000
- Northwest Africa 6155 · 2010
- Northwest Africa 060 · 2000
- Elephant Moraine 90046 Antarctica · 1990
- Asuka 880691 Antarctica · 1988
- Northwest Africa 4820 · 2006