Patuxent Range 91543 meteorite
Patuxent Range 91543 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Antarctica in 1991. A total of 5 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Patuxent Range 91543
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 5 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 84.5837° S, 61.8181° 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 91543
- Patuxent Range 91549 H5 · 0 km away
- Patuxent Range 91540 H5 · 0 km away
- Patuxent Range 91547 H5 · 0 km away
- Patuxent Range 91552 L6 · 0 km away
- Patuxent Range 91530 L6 · 0 km away
- Patuxent Range 91551 L6 · 2 km away
Other H meteorites
- 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