Frontier Mountain 99009 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 99009 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in Antarctica in 1999. A total of 6.3 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 99009
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 6.3 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9464° S, 160.3783° 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 99009
- Frontier Mountain 03005 EL4 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01077 H6 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 95034 H6 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01103 L4 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 93021 H5 · 2 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90228 Ureilite · 2 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