Cross Roads meteorite
Cross Roads is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1892. A total of 167 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
- Cross Roads
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1892
- Mass recovered
- 167 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.6333° N, 78.1333° 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 Cross Roads
- Nashville (iron) Iron · 40 km away
- Castalia H5 · 50 km away
- Farmville H4 · 55 km away
- Moore County Eucrite-cm · 116 km away
- Forksville L6 · 128 km away
- Caswell County OC · 139 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84071 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87106 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8453 Antarctica · 1984
- Grove Mountains 022935 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 699 Antarctica · 1969
- Dhofar 802 Oman · 2001