Queen Alexandra Range 90228 meteorite
Queen Alexandra Range 90228 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in Antarctica in 1990. A total of 245 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Queen Alexandra Range 90228
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1990
- Mass recovered
- 245 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 84.6021° S, 162.4792° E
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 Queen Alexandra Range 90228
- Queen Alexandra Range 86900 Mesosiderite · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 90223 H6 · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 90278 L5 · 0 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 90208 L5 · 1 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 93037 L5 · 1 km away
- Queen Alexandra Range 90221 L5 · 1 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills A77246 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88627 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86543 Antarctica · 1986
- Hammadah al Hamra 192 Libya · 1996
- Yamato 74618 Kenya · 1974
- El Médano 084 Chile · 2011