Forest City meteorite
Forest City is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1890. A total of 152 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
- Forest City
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 152 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.2500° N, 93.6667° 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 Forest City
- Estherville Mesosiderite-A3/4 · 96 km away
- Arlington Iron, IIE-an · 154 km away
- Vernon County H6 · 204 km away
- Mapleton Iron, IIIAB · 205 km away
- Hammond Iron, ungrouped · 210 km away
- Anoka Iron, IAB-sLM · 218 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84071 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87106 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8453 Antarctica · 1984
- Grove Mountains 022935 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 699 Antarctica · 1969
- Dhofar 801 Oman · 2001