Minamino meteorite
Minamino is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1632. A total of 1.04 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
- Minamino
- Classification
- L
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1632
- Mass recovered
- 1.04 kg
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 35.0783° N, 136.9333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Minamino
- Hashima H4 · 32 km away
- Kasamatsu H · 35 km away
- Gifu L6 · 51 km away
- Tahara H4/5 · 52 km away
- Tané L5 · 75 km away
- Sakauchi Iron · 87 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87252 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06808 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04776 · 2004