Roberts Butte 03001 meteorite
Roberts Butte 03001 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was found in Antarctica in 2003. A total of 33 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Roberts Butte 03001
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2003
- Mass recovered
- 33 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 72.6533° S, 160.3070° 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 Roberts Butte 03001
- Miller Butte 03003 H3 · 3 km away
- Miller Butte 03002 Iron, IID · 5 km away
- Miller Butte 03001 H6 · 6 km away
- Mount Walton 01001 H4/5 · 23 km away
- Mount Walton 03001 L6 · 23 km away
- Frontier Mountain 95008 LL3 · 32 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 88074 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88240 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86294 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053030 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74334 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 23115 Antarctica · 2023