Portis meteorite
Portis is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L, that was found in the United States in 1959. A total of 30 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Portis
- Classification
- L
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1959
- Mass recovered
- 30 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5667° N, 98.6833° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Portis
- Gaylord H4 · 6 km away
- Dispatch H · 15 km away
- Cedar (Kansas) H6 · 30 km away
- Smith Center L6 · 41 km away
- Covert H5 · 42 km away
- Roundsprings H5 · 49 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 09014 · 2009
- Lewis Cliff 87035 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 983759 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06615 · 2006
- Yamato 981501 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04673 · 2004