Patora meteorite
Patora is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in India in 1969. A total of 4.38 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
- Patora
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1969
- Mass recovered
- 4.38 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 20.9369° N, 82.0500° 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 Patora
- Sitathali H5 · 55 km away
- Donga Kohrod H6 · 111 km away
- Nawapali CM2 · 171 km away
- Erakot CM2 · 212 km away
- Devgaon H3.8 · 242 km away
- Nedagolla Iron, ungrouped · 292 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