Mount Moroto meteorite
Mount Moroto is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Uganda in 1995. A total of 752 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mount Moroto
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1995
- Mass recovered
- 752 g
- Country
- Uganda
- Coordinates
- 2.5000° N, 34.7500° 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 Mount Moroto
- Soroti Iron, ungrouped · 153 km away
- Mbale L5/6 · 172 km away
- Awere L4 · 214 km away
- Kapoeta Howardite · 274 km away
- Yamato 74380 H5 · 296 km away
- Yamato 74381 H5 · 296 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88378 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86135 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06402 · 2006