Patuxent Range 91545 meteorite
Patuxent Range 91545 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Antarctica in 1991. A total of 10 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Patuxent Range 91545
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 10 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 84.5469° S, 62.2877° 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 91545
- Patuxent Range 91544 H5 · 2 km away
- Patuxent Range 91548 H5 · 3 km away
- Patuxent Range 91541 H5 · 3 km away
- Patuxent Range 91546 CH3 · 3 km away
- Patuxent Range 91551 L6 · 6 km away
- Patuxent Range 91549 H5 · 6 km away
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- Lewis Cliff 88299 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86325 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053423 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74380 Kenya · 1974
- DOM 23181 Antarctica · 2023