Danebury meteorite
Danebury is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United Kingdom in 1974. A total of 30 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Danebury
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1974
- Mass recovered
- 30 g
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 51.1389° N, 1.5361° W
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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 Danebury
- Wiltshire H5 · 19 km away
- Hatford Stone-uncl · 57 km away
- Aldsworth LL5 · 74 km away
- Launton L6 · 89 km away
- Winchcombe Carbonaceous Chondrite · 95 km away
- Barwell L5 · 159 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86491 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022410 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 624 Oman · 2001