Malaga meteorite
Malaga is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1933. A total of 150 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
- Malaga
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1933
- Mass recovered
- 150 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.2167° N, 104.0000° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Malaga
- Lakewood L6 · 56 km away
- Lea County 002 K3 · 81 km away
- Lea County 003 H4 · 82 km away
- Lea County 001 H5 · 83 km away
- Sacramento Mountains Iron, IIIAB · 100 km away
- Hobbs H4 · 102 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Ibrisim Turkey · 1949
- Österplana 037 Sweden · 1998
- Brownfield (c) United States · 1974
- Österplana 013 Sweden · 1996
- Tounkin Russia · 1824
- New Moore (a) United States · 1972