Nio meteorite
Nio is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H3-4, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1897. A total of 467 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
- Nio
- Classification
- H3-4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1897
- Mass recovered
- 467 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 34.2000° N, 131.5667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Nio
- Yoshiki Stone-uncl · 11 km away
- Kuga Iron, IIIAB · 49 km away
- Hiroshima H5 · 80 km away
- Nogata L6 · 92 km away
- Higashi-koen H5 · 124 km away
- Kanzaki H · 149 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 180 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 86293 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 793540 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021492 Antarctica · 2003
- Tanezrouft 054 Algeria · 2002
- Dhofar 354 Oman · 2000