Great Bend meteorite
Great Bend is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United States in 1983. A total of 28.77 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Great Bend
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1983
- Mass recovered
- 28.77 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.3950° N, 98.9158° W
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 Great Bend
- Otis L6 · 19 km away
- Galatia L6 · 28 km away
- Larned Aubrite-an · 31 km away
- Bunker Hill L6 · 53 km away
- Ellis County H6 · 56 km away
- Burdett H5 · 57 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87060 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022834 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 754 Oman · 2000