Rochester meteorite
Rochester is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1876. A total of 340 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
- Rochester
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1876
- Mass recovered
- 340 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.0833° N, 86.2833° 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 Rochester
- Plymouth Iron, IIIAB · 28 km away
- Hamlet LL4 · 43 km away
- South Bend Pallasite, PMG · 63 km away
- Kokomo Iron, IVB · 67 km away
- La Porte Iron, IIIAB · 68 km away
- Lafayette (stone) Martian (nakhlite) · 90 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86529 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022527 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 678 Oman · 2001