Hotse meteorite
Hotse is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in China in 1956. A total of 180 g 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
- Hotse
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1956
- Mass recovered
- 180 g
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 35.6667° N, 115.5000° E
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 Hotse
- Juancheng H5 · 20 km away
- Fenghsien-Ku H5 · 164 km away
- Wuan H6 · 165 km away
- Pei Xian Iron · 174 km away
- Wuzhi Stone-uncl · 205 km away
- Bo Xian LL3.9 · 206 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86357 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983497 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06543 · 2006
- Yamato 981326 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04632 · 2004