Frontier Mountain 90228 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 90228 is an ureilite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Ureilite, that was found in Antarctica in 1990. A total of 13 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 90228
- Classification
- Ureilite
- Type
- Achondrite · Ureilite
- Group
- Ureilite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1990
- Mass recovered
- 13 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9500° S, 160.4333° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Ureilites.
Meteorites near Frontier Mountain 90228
- Frontier Mountain 93021 H5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 93035 L4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97005 L5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90063 H6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97007 L6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90186 H6 · 0 km away
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- Grove Mountains 024237 Antarctica · 2003
- Northwest Africa 3221 · 2002