Frontier Mountain 97045 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 97045 is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite-pmict, that was found in Antarctica in 1997. A total of 15 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 97045
- Classification
- Eucrite-pmict
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1997
- Mass recovered
- 15 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9886° S, 160.4069° 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 Eucrites.
Meteorites near Frontier Mountain 97045
- Frontier Mountain 97051 H4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01066 H3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01057 H3-6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01043 H3-5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97039 H5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 97041 H4 · 0 km away
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- Northwest Africa 5961 · 2009
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