Richardton meteorite
Richardton is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1918. A total of 90 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
- Richardton
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1918
- Mass recovered
- 90 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 46.8833° N, 102.3167° 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 Richardton
- New Leipzig Iron, IAB-MG · 64 km away
- Freda Iron, IAB-sLH · 100 km away
- Lemmon H5 · 106 km away
- Williston Iron, IIIAB · 158 km away
- Faith H5 · 173 km away
- Harding County L4 · 179 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87059 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022833 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 754 Oman · 2000
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