Farmville meteorite
Farmville is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1934. A total of 56 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
- Farmville
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1934
- Mass recovered
- 56 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5500° N, 77.5333° 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 Farmville
- Cross Roads H5 · 55 km away
- Nashville (iron) Iron · 61 km away
- Castalia H5 · 76 km away
- Forksville L6 · 146 km away
- Moore County Eucrite-cm · 168 km away
- Norfolk Iron, IIIAB · 186 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86530 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022531 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 678 Oman · 2001