Lake Carnegie meteorite
Lake Carnegie is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite-cm, that was found in Australia in 1992. A total of 12 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Lake Carnegie
- Classification
- Eucrite-cm
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1992
- Mass recovered
- 12 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 26.2167° S, 122.5000° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Eucrites.
Meteorites near Lake Carnegie
- Korrelocking Unknown · 55 km away
- Duketon Iron, IIIAB · 143 km away
- Millrose L6 · 150 km away
- Pizzetti Well H5 · 176 km away
- Cosmo Newberry Iron, IIAB · 196 km away
- Calcalong Creek Lunar (anorth) · 214 km away
Other Eucrite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 5204 · 2006
- Graves Nunataks 98097 Antarctica · 1998
- Yamato 791049 Antarctica · 1979
- Northwest Africa 3301 · 2007
- Elephant Moraine 83235 Antarctica · 1983
- Queen Alexandra Range 99005 Antarctica · 1999