Dergaon meteorite
Dergaon is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in India in 2001. A total of 12.5 kg 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
- Dergaon
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2001
- Mass recovered
- 12.5 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 26.6833° N, 93.8667° E
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 Dergaon
- Assam L5 · 201 km away
- Mahadevpur H4/5 · 219 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86457 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021947 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 576 Oman · 2001