Renca meteorite
Renca is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Argentina in 1925. A total of 300 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
- Renca
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1925
- Mass recovered
- 300 g
- Country
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 32.7500° S, 65.2833° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Renca
- Achiras L6 · 56 km away
- Belville OC · 61 km away
- Arbol Solo H5 · 72 km away
- Río Cuarto 001 Eucrite · 100 km away
- San Luis H · 121 km away
- Aguada L6 · 128 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86352 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983497 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06542 · 2006
- Yamato 981326 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04631 · 2004