Ranchapur meteorite
Ranchapur is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was seen to fall in India in 1917. A total of 290 g 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
- Ranchapur
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1917
- Mass recovered
- 290 g
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 23.9833° N, 87.0833° 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 Ranchapur
- Rampurhat LL · 72 km away
- Shalka Diogenite · 101 km away
- Vishnupur LL4-6 · 105 km away
- Manbhoom LL6 · 111 km away
- Gopalpur H6 · 202 km away
- Bholghati Howardite · 212 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86529 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022527 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 678 Oman · 2001