Ornans meteorite
Ornans is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CO3.4, that was seen to fall in France in 1868. A total of 6 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
- Ornans
- Classification
- CO3.4
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CO
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1868
- Mass recovered
- 6 kg
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.1167° N, 6.1500° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CO chondrites.
Meteorites near Ornans
- Ste. Croix Iron, IIIAB · 41 km away
- Twannberg Iron, IIG · 78 km away
- Chervettaz L5 · 81 km away
- Ulmiz L · 83 km away
- Menziswyl L5 · 88 km away
- Chassigny Martian (chassignite) · 89 km away
Other CO meteorites
- Miller Range 090133 · 2009
- Northwest Africa 2760 · 2004
- Dar al Gani 1006 Libya · 1999
- Miller Range 07444 · 2007
- Miller Range 090890 · 2009
- Acfer 332 Algeria · 2001
Photo shared under a Creative Commons licence (Wikimedia Commons).