Riverton meteorite
Riverton is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Canada in 1960. A total of 103 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Riverton
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1960
- Mass recovered
- 103 g
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 50.9400° N, 96.9917° 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 Riverton
- Bernic Lake Iron, IAB-MG · 117 km away
- Giroux Pallasite, PMG · 150 km away
- Lone Island Lake Iron, IAB-sLL · 154 km away
- Homewood L6 · 170 km away
- Bowesmont (b) L5 · 241 km away
- Glasston L5 · 248 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86489 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022409 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 622 Oman · 2001