Cuero meteorite
Cuero is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1936. A total of 46.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cuero
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1936
- Mass recovered
- 46.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 29.0167° N, 97.2833° 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 Cuero
- Myersville OC · 14 km away
- Yorktown (Texas) H5 · 14 km away
- Davy (a) L4 · 32 km away
- Nordheim Iron, ungrouped · 36 km away
- Davy (b) H4 · 41 km away
- Guadaloupe County Iron · 88 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86374 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021707 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 481 Oman · 2001