Hatford meteorite
Hatford is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in the United Kingdom in 1628. A total of 29 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
- Hatford
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1628
- Mass recovered
- 29 kg
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 51.6500° N, 1.5167° W
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What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Hatford
- Aldsworth LL5 · 24 km away
- Launton L6 · 39 km away
- Winchcombe Carbonaceous Chondrite · 46 km away
- Danebury H6 · 57 km away
- Wiltshire H5 · 59 km away
- Barwell L5 · 102 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Nicorps France · 1750
- Calivo Philippines · 1916
- Rivolta de Bassi Italy · 1490
- Holetta Ethiopia · 1923
- Villarrica Paraguay · 1925
- Ortenau Germany · 1671