Frontier Mountain 97039 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 97039 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Antarctica in 1997. A total of 1.3 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 97039
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1997
- Mass recovered
- 1.3 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9883° S, 160.4069° 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 97039
- Frontier Mountain 01043 H3-5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97041 H4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01054 H3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97038 H4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97040 H4/5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97045 Eucrite-pmict · 0 km away
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- Allan Hills A77079 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88435 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86419 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 090746 Antarctica · 2010
- Yamato 74487 Kenya · 1974
- Dominion Range 10324 · 2010