Pelona Mountain meteorite
Pelona Mountain is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1999. A total of 618 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Pelona Mountain
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 618 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.6667° N, 108.1000° 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 Pelona Mountain
- Kingston Iron, ungrouped · 92 km away
- Sierra County H5 · 93 km away
- Techado Iron, IIE · 99 km away
- Luis Lopez Iron, IIIAB · 111 km away
- New Mexico Iron · 137 km away
- Puente-Ladron L · 141 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 85032 Antarctica · 1985
- Lewis Cliff 88045 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86169 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050210 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74209 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19093 Antarctica · 2019