Frontier Mountain 97002 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 97002 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CV3, that was found in Antarctica in 1997. A total of 0.3 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 97002
- Classification
- CV3
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CV
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1997
- Mass recovered
- 0.3 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9533° S, 160.4839° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CV chondrites.
Meteorites near Frontier Mountain 97002
- Frontier Mountain 97003 CV3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97010 L4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 09018 H5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 09019 L4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 10097 LL3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 10098 LL3 · 0 km away
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- Queen Alexandra Range 93639 Antarctica · 1993