Essex meteorite
Essex is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 2002. A total of 5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Essex
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2002
- Mass recovered
- 5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.6117° N, 115.0333° W
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 Essex
- Old Woman Iron, IIAB · 24 km away
- Needles Iron, IID · 26 km away
- Danby Dry Lake H6 · 44 km away
- Powell Peak 002 L4 · 64 km away
- Powell Peak 001 H6 · 65 km away
- Boulder Mine L5 · 65 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