Grove Mountains 050003 meteorite
Grove Mountains 050003 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as LL6, that was found in Antarctica in 2005. A total of 6.4 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Grove Mountains 050003
- Classification
- LL6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- LL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2005
- Mass recovered
- 6.4 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 73.0944° S, 75.2033° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about LL chondrites.
Meteorites near Grove Mountains 050003
- Grove Mountains 020006 L3 · 0 km away
- Grove Mountains 020016 H3 · 0 km away
- Grove Mountains 020005 CM2 · 0 km away
- Grove Mountains 050009 H3 · 0 km away
- Grove Mountains 020009 H5 · 0 km away
- Grove Mountains 020018 H5 · 0 km away
Other LL meteorites
- Dominion Range 08211 · 2008
- Miller Range 090927 · 2009
- Queen Alexandra Range 99626 Antarctica · 1999
- Dominion Range 08520 · 2008
- Northwest Africa 2461 · 2004
- Queen Alexandra Range 99844 Antarctica · 1999