Palmersville meteorite
Palmersville is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1908. A total of 9.98 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Palmersville
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1908
- Mass recovered
- 9.98 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.4665° N, 88.6028° 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 Palmersville
- Murray CM2 · 47 km away
- Marshall County Iron, IIIAB · 67 km away
- Smithland Iron, IVA · 76 km away
- Charlotte Iron, IVA · 119 km away
- Mount Vernon Pallasite, PMG · 119 km away
- Cape Girardeau H6 · 125 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84121 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87180 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86076 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 023085 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 74054 Antarctica · 1974
- Dhofar 841 Oman · 2002