Metsäkylä meteorite
Metsäkylä is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was found in Finland in 1938. A total of 1.2 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Metsäkylä
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 1.2 kg
- Country
- Finland
- Coordinates
- 60.6500° N, 27.0667° 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 Metsäkylä
- Valkeala L6 · 46 km away
- Luotolax Howardite · 70 km away
- Bjurböle L/LL4 · 75 km away
- Orimattila H4 · 81 km away
- St. Michel L6 · 111 km away
- Pillistfer EL6 · 233 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86529 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022527 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 678 Oman · 2001