Nulles meteorite
Nulles is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in Spain in 1851. A total of 5 kg 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
- Nulles
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1851
- Mass recovered
- 5 kg
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 41.6333° N, 0.7500° 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 Nulles
- Sena H4 · 67 km away
- Roda Diogenite · 76 km away
- Cañellas H4 · 87 km away
- Garraf L6 · 105 km away
- Barcelona (stone) OC · 122 km away
- Zaragoza Iron, IVA-an · 134 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86415 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021869 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 536 Oman · 2001