Noblesville meteorite
Noblesville is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4-6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1991. A total of 484 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
- Noblesville
- Classification
- H4-6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 484 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.0853° N, 86.0550° W
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 Noblesville
- Kokomo Iron, IVB · 52 km away
- Rushville L5 · 73 km away
- Lafayette (stone) Martian (nakhlite) · 79 km away
- Rush County H5 · 81 km away
- New Westville Iron, IVA · 110 km away
- Rochester H6 · 113 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84071 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87105 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8453 Antarctica · 1984
- Grove Mountains 022932 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 699 Antarctica · 1969
- Dhofar 801 Oman · 2001