Didim meteorite
Didim is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H3-5, that was seen to fall in Turkey in 2007. A total of 3.4 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
- Didim
- Classification
- H3-5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2007
- Mass recovered
- 3.4 kg
- Country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 37.3517° N, 27.3300° 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 Didim
- Magnesia Iron, IAB-sHL · 60 km away
- Sediköy L6 · 107 km away
- Caratash LL6 · 131 km away
- Kemer L4 · 206 km away
- Çanakkale L6 · 280 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 479 Oman · 2001