Frontier Mountain 90159 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 90159 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was found in Antarctica in 1990. A total of 7.22 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 90159
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1990
- Mass recovered
- 7.22 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9542° S, 160.5033° E
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 Frontier Mountain 90159
- Frontier Mountain 90158 H4-5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90136 H6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90025 H6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90027 H3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90134 L7 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90160 L/LL4 · 0 km away
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- Lewis Cliff 88435 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86419 Antarctica · 1986
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- Yamato 74487 Kenya · 1974
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