Roosevelt County 056 meteorite
Roosevelt County 056 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1972. A total of 10 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Roosevelt County 056
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1972
- Mass recovered
- 10 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.4167° N, 103.5833° 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 Roosevelt County 056
- Melrose (b) Howardite · 3 km away
- Melrose (a) L5 · 5 km away
- St. Vrain OC · 15 km away
- Roosevelt County 090 H4 · 16 km away
- Roosevelt County 038 H5 · 18 km away
- Roosevelt County 100 L5 · 18 km away
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- Allan Hills 88112 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88299 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86325 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053423 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74380 Kenya · 1974
- DOM 23181 Antarctica · 2023