Desuri meteorite
Desuri is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in India in 1962. A total of 25.4 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
- Desuri
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1962
- Mass recovered
- 25.4 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 25.7333° N, 73.6167° 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 Desuri
- Piplia Kalan Eucrite-mmict · 47 km away
- Bhawad LL6 · 100 km away
- Samelia Iron, IIIAB · 125 km away
- Rangala L6 · 165 km away
- Lohawat Howardite · 169 km away
- Lua L5 · 177 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86416 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021870 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 537 Oman · 2001