MacKay Glacier 92500 meteorite
MacKay Glacier 92500 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CM2, that was found in Antarctica in 1992. A total of 23 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- MacKay Glacier 92500
- Classification
- CM2
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CM
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1992
- Mass recovered
- 23 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 76.9667° S, 162.0000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CM chondrites.
Meteorites near MacKay Glacier 92500
- MacKay Glacier 92501 L5 · 0 km away
- MacKay Glacier 92502 CM2 · 0 km away
- MacKay Glacier 92503 H5 · 0 km away
- Purgatory Peak A77006 Iron, IAB-MG · 41 km away
- Inland Forts 83500 Iron, ungrouped · 78 km away
- Mount Baldr A76002 H6 · 79 km away
Other CM meteorites
- LaPaz Icefield 04675 · 2004
- Miller Range 07672 · 2007
- Tanezrouft 082 Algeria · 2003
- Yamato 982585 · 1998
- Elephant Moraine 96006 Antarctica · 1996
- Lewis Cliff 88002 Antarctica · 1988