Murchison meteorite
Murchison is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CM2, that was seen to fall in Australia in 1969. A total of 100 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
- Murchison
- Classification
- CM2
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CM
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1969
- Mass recovered
- 100 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 36.6167° S, 145.2000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CM chondrites.
Meteorites near Murchison
- Yarroweyah Iron, IIAB · 78 km away
- Moama Eucrite-cm · 96 km away
- Corowa Iron, IIF · 125 km away
- Maryborough Unclassified · 140 km away
- Wedderburn Iron, IAB-sLH · 141 km away
- Bealiba L6 · 148 km away
Other CM meteorites
- Miller Range 090443 · 2009
- Yamato 793586 Antarctica · 1979
- Allan Hills 84041 Antarctica · 1984
- Graves Nunataks 06172 · 2006
- MacKay Glacier 05229 · 2005
- Pecora Escarpment 02012 Antarctica · 2002
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