Las Colonas meteorite
Las Colonas is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Howardite, that was found in Mexico in 1994. A total of 148 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Las Colonas
- Classification
- Howardite
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Howardite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1994
- Mass recovered
- 148 g
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 22.5833° N, 101.9833° 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 Howardites.
Meteorites near Las Colonas
- Bocas L6 · 46 km away
- Zacatecas (1792) Iron, ungrouped · 65 km away
- Charcas Iron, IIIAB · 114 km away
- Teocaltiche Iron · 141 km away
- Tuxtuac LL5 · 175 km away
- Gruñidora H4 · 176 km away
Other Howardite meteorites
- Mundrabilla 020 Australia · 1989
- Mundrabilla 018 Australia · 1990
- Muckera 002 Australia · 1991
- Muckera 001 Australia · 1950
- Mount Pratt 04402 · 2004
- Mount Pratt 04401 · 2004