Lalitpur meteorite
Lalitpur is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in India in 1887. A total of 372 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
- Lalitpur
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1887
- Mass recovered
- 372 g
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 24.4500° N, 78.5667° 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 Lalitpur
- Tonk CI1 · 173 km away
- Devri-Khera L6 · 208 km away
- Atarra L4 · 226 km away
- Semarkona LL3.00 · 249 km away
- Futtehpur L6 · 281 km away
- Nagaria Eucrite-cm · 284 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