Los Martinez meteorite
Los Martinez is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Spain in 1894. A total of 25 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
- Los Martinez
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1894
- Mass recovered
- 25 g
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 38.0000° N, 0.8333° 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 Los Martinez
- Cabezo de Mayo L/LL6 · 29 km away
- Molina H5 · 32 km away
- Quesa Iron, IAB-ung · 112 km away
- Oliva-Gandia Stone-uncl · 131 km away
- Valencia H5 · 131 km away
- Olmedilla de Alarcón H5 · 206 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