Dry Lake Valley meteorite
Dry Lake Valley is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in the United States in 2000. A total of 3.5 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Dry Lake Valley
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 3.5 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.7268° N, 114.7865° W
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 Dry Lake Valley
- Quinn Canyon Iron, IIIAB · 77 km away
- Coyote Spring H5 · 84 km away
- Gunlock L3.2 · 101 km away
- Starvation Flat L5 · 106 km away
- Blue Eagle R3-6 · 122 km away
- Lunar Dry Lake L5 · 130 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A77249 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88723 Antarctica · 1988
- Allan Hills 83002 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87093 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 983884 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06687 · 2006