Mount Prestrud 95412 meteorite
Mount Prestrud 95412 is a rumuruti chondrite meteorite, officially classified as R3, that was found in Antarctica in 1995. A total of 15 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mount Prestrud 95412
- Classification
- R3
- Type
- Chondrite · Rumuruti
- Group
- R
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1995
- Mass recovered
- 15 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 86.5667° S, 165.1167° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about R chondrites (rumurutiites).
Meteorites near Mount Prestrud 95412
- Mount Prestrud 95400 H5 · 0 km away
- Mount Prestrud 95401 L3.4 · 0 km away
- Mount Prestrud 95402 H5 · 0 km away
- Mount Prestrud 95403 L6 · 0 km away
- Mount Prestrud 95404 R3 · 0 km away
- Mount Prestrud 95405 H5 · 0 km away
Other R meteorites
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- Northwest Africa 7489 · 2012
- Pecora Escarpment 91002 Antarctica · 1991
- Yamato 793575 Antarctica · 1979
- Asuka 881988 Antarctica · 1988
- LaPaz Icefield 02238 Antarctica · 2002