Kakangari meteorite
Kakangari is a kakangari chondrite meteorite, officially classified as K3, that was seen to fall in India in 1890. A total of 350 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
- Kakangari
- Classification
- K3
- Type
- Chondrite · Kakangari
- Group
- K
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 350 g
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 12.3833° N, 78.5167° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about K chondrites (Kakangari grouplet).
Meteorites near Kakangari
- Sulagiri LL6 · 61 km away
- Nammianthal H5 · 75 km away
- Punganaru Stone-uncl · 116 km away
- Valdavur H6 · 141 km away
- Gurram Konda L6 · 156 km away
- Muddoor L5 · 165 km away
Other K meteorites
- Lewis Cliff 87232 Antarctica · 1987
- Lea County 002 United States · 1988