Mount DeWitt 96600 meteorite
Mount DeWitt 96600 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in Antarctica in 1996. A total of 1.64 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mount DeWitt 96600
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1996
- Mass recovered
- 1.64 kg
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 77.2000° S, 159.8333° 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 Mount DeWitt 96600
- Mount DeWitt 96601 H3.8 · 0 km away
- Mount DeWitt 03001 LL6 · 2 km away
- Mount Baldr A76001 H6 · 44 km away
- Mount Baldr A76002 H6 · 45 km away
- Allan Hills 84014 Aubrite · 45 km away
- Allan Hills 84013 Aubrite · 46 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 88033 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88181 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86263 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 052343 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74303 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19289 Antarctica · 2019