Merua meteorite
Merua is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in India in 1920. A total of 71.4 kg 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
- Merua
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1920
- Mass recovered
- 71.4 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 25.4833° N, 81.9833° 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 Merua
- Chail H6 · 34 km away
- Khohar L3.6 · 62 km away
- Bishunpur LL3.15 · 63 km away
- Kamalpur L6 · 80 km away
- Dyalpur Ureilite · 85 km away
- Benares (a) LL4 · 95 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86373 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021700 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 479 Oman · 2001