Hoxie meteorite
Hoxie is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1963. A total of 266 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
- Hoxie
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1963
- Mass recovered
- 266 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.3500° N, 100.4500° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Hoxie
- Saline H5 · 7 km away
- Seguin H6 · 16 km away
- Selden LL5 · 23 km away
- Park L6 · 28 km away
- Leoville (b) OC · 29 km away
- Dresden (Kansas) H5 · 30 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Atwood (b) United States · 1964
- Österplana 006 Sweden
- Soheria India · 1960
- Malaga United States · 1933
- Österplana 047 Sweden · 2002
- Dora (stone) United States · 1970