LaPaz Icefield 91900 meteorite
LaPaz Icefield 91900 is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Diogenite, that was found in Antarctica in 1991. A total of 787 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- LaPaz Icefield 91900
- Classification
- Diogenite
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Diogenite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 787 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 86.3667° S, 70.0000° W
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 Diogenites.
Meteorites near LaPaz Icefield 91900
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- LaPaz Icefield 02205 Lunar (basalt) · 0 km away
- LaPaz Icefield 02206 CV3 · 0 km away
- LaPaz Icefield 02207 LL5 · 0 km away
- LaPaz Icefield 02209 LL5 · 0 km away
- LaPaz Icefield 02210 LL5 · 0 km away
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