Frontier Mountain 99008 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 99008 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5/6, that was found in Antarctica in 1999. A total of 123 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 99008
- Classification
- H5/6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 123 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9767° S, 160.4511° 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 99008
- Frontier Mountain 99021 H4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 95002 CO3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 93006 H5/6 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 93010 H5 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 93018 L5 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 93019 H6 · 1 km away
Other H meteorites
- 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