Queen's Mercy meteorite
Queen's Mercy is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in South Africa in 1925. A total of 7 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Queen's Mercy
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1925
- Mass recovered
- 7 kg
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 30.1167° S, 28.7000° 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's Mercy
- Moshesh H · 2 km away
- Kokstad Iron, IIIE · 84 km away
- Mount Ayliff Iron, IAB-MG · 100 km away
- Thuathe H4/5 · 139 km away
- Malvern Eucrite-pmict · 201 km away
- Idutywa H5 · 223 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84176 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87225 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86107 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 023245 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 74099 Antarctica · 1974
- Dhofar 958 Oman · 2002