Patuxent Range 91539 meteorite
Patuxent Range 91539 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in Antarctica in 1991. A total of 43 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Patuxent Range 91539
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 43 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 84.7552° S, 62.5203° 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 Patuxent Range 91539
- Patuxent Range 91506 L6 · 4 km away
- Patuxent Range 91537 L5 · 4 km away
- Patuxent Range 91502 L4 · 5 km away
- Patuxent Range 91526 H4 · 5 km away
- Patuxent Range 91542 L6 · 8 km away
- Patuxent Range 91534 L6 · 16 km away
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- Allan Hills 88112 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88299 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86325 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053423 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74380 Kenya · 1974
- DOM 23181 Antarctica · 2023