Little Piney meteorite
Little Piney is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1839. A total of 491 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
- Little Piney
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1839
- Mass recovered
- 491 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9167° N, 92.0833° W
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 Little Piney
- Seymour Iron, IAB-MG · 98 km away
- Warrenton CO3.7 · 118 km away
- St. Francois County Iron, IC · 140 km away
- St. Genevieve County Iron, IIIF · 155 km away
- Lanton Iron, IIIAB · 156 km away
- Billings Iron, IIIAB · 160 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88378 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86135 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06402 · 2006