Kitchener meteorite
Kitchener is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Canada in 1998. A total of 203 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
- Kitchener
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1998
- Mass recovered
- 203 g
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 43.3833° N, 80.3833° 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 Kitchener
- Hagersville Iron, IAB complex · 50 km away
- De Cewsville H6 · 53 km away
- Grimsby H5 · 65 km away
- Shelburne L5 · 76 km away
- Welland Iron, IIIAB · 103 km away
- Cambria Iron, ungrouped · 130 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84231 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 88087 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 044 Algeria · 1989
- Lewis Cliff 85321 Antarctica · 1985
- Yamato 982235 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 10069 · 2010