Glasatovo meteorite
Glasatovo is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1918. A total of 152 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Glasatovo
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1918
- Mass recovered
- 152 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 57.3500° N, 37.6167° 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 Glasatovo
- Pervomaisky L6 · 136 km away
- Nikolskoe L4 · 138 km away
- Borodino H5 · 235 km away
- Batyushkovo L5 · 246 km away
- Slobodka L4 · 307 km away
- Slobodka (of P. Partsch) L6 · 307 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86530 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022531 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 678 Oman · 2001