Kunashak meteorite
Kunashak is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1949. A total of 200 kg 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
- Kunashak
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1949
- Mass recovered
- 200 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 55.7833° N, 61.3667° 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 Kunashak
- Chelyabinsk LL5 · 109 km away
- Ozernoe L6 · 134 km away
- Sverdlovsk H4/5 · 158 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06809 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04777 · 2004
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