Cottonwood meteorite
Cottonwood is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1955. A total of 800 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cottonwood
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1955
- Mass recovered
- 800 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.8333° N, 112.0167° W
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 Cottonwood
- San Francisco Mountains Iron, IVA · 19 km away
- Little Ash Creek L5 · 50 km away
- Cordes H4 · 61 km away
- Ashfork Iron, IAB-MG · 64 km away
- Winona Winonaite · 69 km away
- Clover Springs Mesosiderite-A2 · 73 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87060 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022834 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 756 Oman · 2000