Frontier Mountain 99040 meteorite
Frontier Mountain 99040 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CO3, that was found in Antarctica in 1999. A total of 71 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Frontier Mountain 99040
- Classification
- CO3
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CO
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 71 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.9639° S, 160.5581° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CO chondrites.
Meteorites near Frontier Mountain 99040
- Frontier Mountain 99032 H6 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 99031 L3 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 99037 H4 · 0 km away
- Frontier Mountain 99010 H5/6 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 01011 H5 · 1 km away
- Frontier Mountain 90203 H6 · 1 km away
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- Northwest Africa 1757 · 2001
- Buckley Island 10943 · 2010
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