Homewood meteorite
Homewood is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Canada in 1970. A total of 325 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Homewood
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1970
- Mass recovered
- 325 g
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 49.5083° N, 97.8167° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Homewood
- Bowesmont (b) L5 · 87 km away
- Giroux Pallasite, PMG · 92 km away
- Glasston L5 · 96 km away
- Bowesmont L6 · 103 km away
- Drayton H4/5 · 107 km away
- Niagara Iron, IAB-sLL · 168 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06809 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04777 · 2004