Frontier Mountain 99003 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 99003 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H3, that was found in Antarctica in 1999. A total of 2.2 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 99003
- Classification
- H3
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 2.2 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9947° S, 160.4108° 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 99003
- Frontier Mountain 90082 H5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 99002 H3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01136 H3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 99024 H5/6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 99005 H5 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 99007 L6 · 0 km away
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- Lewis Cliff 88435 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86419 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 090746 Antarctica · 2010
- Yamato 74487 Kenya · 1974
- Dominion Range 10324 · 2010