Dunbogan meteorite
Dunbogan is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Australia in 1999. A total of 30 g 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
- Dunbogan
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 30 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 31.6667° S, 152.8333° E
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 Dunbogan
- Dorrigo Iron, ungrouped · 155 km away
- Moonbi Iron, IIIF · 169 km away
- Mount Dyrring Pallasite · 171 km away
- Emmaville Eucrite-mmict · 271 km away
- Bingera Iron, IIAB · 294 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06809 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04777 · 2004