Meadow (a) meteorite
Meadow (a) is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1975. A total of 1.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Meadow (a)
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1975
- Mass recovered
- 1.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.3314° N, 102.2689° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Meadow (a)
- Meadow (b) L6 · 0 km away
- Brownfield (1937) H3.7 · 15 km away
- Brownfield (1964) H5 · 15 km away
- Brownfield (iron) Iron, IID · 15 km away
- Gomez L6 · 21 km away
- Brownfield (c) OC · 22 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87059 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022833 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 754 Oman · 2000