Osterplana meteorite
Osterplana is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as Relict OC, that was found in Sweden in 1987. It is a relict meteorite: so altered by weathering that little original meteorite material remains.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Osterplana
- Classification
- Relict OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1987
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Sweden
- Coordinates
- 58.5833° N, 13.4333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Osterplana
- Österplana 002 Relict OC · 0 km away
- Österplana 003 Relict OC · 0 km away
- Österplana 004 Relict OC · 0 km away
- Österplana 005 Relict OC · 0 km away
- Österplana 006 Relict OC · 0 km away
- Österplana 007 Relict OC · 0 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Barcelona (stone) Spain · 1704
- Österplana 007 Sweden · 1993
- Sopot Romania · 1927
- Malaga United States · 1933
- Österplana 048 Sweden · 2004
- Elida (b) United States · 1968