Palahatchie meteorite
Palahatchie is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1910. 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
- Palahatchie
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1910
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.3167° N, 89.7167° W
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 Palahatchie
- Tombigbee River Iron, IIG · 143 km away
- Oktibbeha County Iron, IAB-ung · 148 km away
- Lime Creek Iron, IAB-ung · 224 km away
- Tupelo EL6 · 231 km away
- Greenwell Springs LL4 · 235 km away
- Felix CO3.3 · 241 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Jiddat al Harasis 089 Oman · 2002
- Österplana 037 Sweden · 1998
- Cacak Serbia · 1919
- Österplana 013 Sweden · 1996
- Tres Estacas · 1968
- New Moore (a) United States · 1972