Rainbow meteorite
Rainbow is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CO3.2, that was found in Australia in 1994. A total of 1.55 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Rainbow
- Classification
- CO3.2
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CO
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1994
- Mass recovered
- 1.55 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 35.9067° S, 141.8550° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CO chondrites.
Meteorites near Rainbow
- Pigick H5 · 0 km away
- Dimboola H5 · 68 km away
- Turriff L5 · 82 km away
- Pinnaroo Mesosiderite-A4 · 103 km away
- Lismore Iron, IIIAB? · 133 km away
- Koraleigh L6 · 166 km away
Other CO meteorites
- Miller Range 090454 · 2009
- Northwest Africa 6352 · 2010
- Dar al Gani 749 Libya · 1999
- Miller Range 090128 · 2009
- Northwest Africa 2728 · 2004
- Dar al Gani 082 Libya · 1995