Meerut meteorite
Meerut is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in India in 1861. A total of 22 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
- Meerut
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1861
- Mass recovered
- 22 g
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 29.0167° N, 77.8000° E
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 Meerut
- Kasauli H4 · 66 km away
- Delhi L5 · 73 km away
- Akbarpur H4 · 79 km away
- Bahjoi Iron, IAB-sLL · 90 km away
- Kusiali L6 · 93 km away
- Moradabad L6 · 104 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86415 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021869 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 536 Oman · 2001