Dalgety Downs meteorite
Dalgety Downs is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L4, that was found in Australia in 1941. A total of 257 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Dalgety Downs
- Classification
- L4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1941
- Mass recovered
- 257 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 25.3333° S, 116.1833° 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 Dalgety Downs
- Landor Iron · 90 km away
- Milly Milly Iron, IIIAB · 100 km away
- Little Minnie Creek L4 · 137 km away
- Gascoyne Junction H5 · 137 km away
- Mount Egerton Aubrite-an · 165 km away
- Mount Padbury Mesosiderite-A1 · 196 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A76009 Antarctica · 1976
- Lewis Cliff 88527 Antarctica · 1988
- Akron (1961) United States · 1961
- Lewis Cliff 86282 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983397 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06485 · 2006
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