Red Canyon Lake meteorite
Red Canyon Lake is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 2007. A total of 18 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
- Red Canyon Lake
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2007
- Mass recovered
- 18 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1374° N, 119.7581° W
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 Red Canyon Lake
- Shingle Springs Iron, ungrouped · 118 km away
- Sutter's Mill C · 125 km away
- Bruceville L6 · 145 km away
- Owens Valley Iron, IIIAB · 172 km away
- Hot Springs Iron, IIIAB · 183 km away
- Alkali H6 · 209 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 85032 Antarctica · 1985
- Lewis Cliff 88045 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86169 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050210 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74209 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19093 Antarctica · 2019