Neagari meteorite
Neagari is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1995. A total of 420 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
- Neagari
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1995
- Mass recovered
- 420 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 36.4492° N, 136.4653° 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 Neagari
- Saotome Iron, IVA · 48 km away
- Shirahagi Iron, IVA · 85 km away
- Sakauchi Iron · 88 km away
- Gifu L6 · 109 km away
- Tané L5 · 115 km away
- Kasamatsu H · 123 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 83052 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87137 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984032 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06732 · 2006
- Yamato 981709 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04723 · 2004