Guareña meteorite
Guareña is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in Spain in 1892. A total of 39 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
- Guareña
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1892
- Mass recovered
- 39 kg
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 38.7333° N, 6.0167° 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 Guareña
- Ojuelos Altos L6 · 81 km away
- Olivenza LL5 · 91 km away
- Juromenha Iron, IIIAB · 109 km away
- Sevilla LL4 · 146 km away
- Retuerta del Bullaque Iron, IAB-MG · 163 km away
- Portugal Stone-uncl · 174 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86457 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021938 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 574 Oman · 2001