Estacado meteorite
Estacado is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United States in 1883. A total of 290 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Estacado
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1883
- Mass recovered
- 290 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9000° N, 101.7500° 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 Estacado
- Abernathy L6 · 7 km away
- Hale Center (no. 1) L5 · 17 km away
- Hale Center (no. 2) H4 · 17 km away
- New Deal H6 · 22 km away
- Plainview (1917) H5 · 24 km away
- Plainview (1950) H · 24 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86491 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022410 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 622 Oman · 2001