Natal meteorite
Natal is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in 1973. A total of 1.4 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Key facts
- Name
- Natal
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1973
- Mass recovered
- 1.4 g
- Country
- Not recorded
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.