Kadonah meteorite
Kadonah is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in India in 1822. A total of 89 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
- Kadonah
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1822
- Mass recovered
- 89 g
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 27.0833° N, 78.3333° E
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 Kadonah
- Nagaria Eucrite-cm · 16 km away
- Kheragur L6 · 47 km away
- Ambapur Nagla H5 · 65 km away
- Chandpur L6 · 74 km away
- Moti-ka-nagla H6 · 103 km away
- Ekh Khera H6 · 139 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