Narellan meteorite
Narellan is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Australia in 1928. A total of 368 g 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
- Narellan
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1928
- Mass recovered
- 368 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 34.0500° S, 150.6889° 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 Narellan
- Binda Eucrite-cm · 124 km away
- Cowra Iron, ungrouped · 186 km away
- Molong Pallasite, PMG · 188 km away
- Mount Dyrring Pallasite · 197 km away
- Coolac Iron, IAB-MG · 256 km away
- Delegate Iron, IIIAB-an · 361 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