Sabrum meteorite
Sabrum is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as LL6, that was seen to fall in India in 1999. A total of 478 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
- Sabrum
- Classification
- LL6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- LL
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 478 g
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 23.0833° N, 91.6667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about LL chondrites.
Meteorites near Sabrum
- Patwar Mesosiderite-A1 · 50 km away
- Perpeti L6 · 73 km away
- Bhola LL3-6 · 113 km away
- Dokachi H5 · 144 km away
- Shytal L6 · 206 km away
- Muraid L6 · 216 km away
Other LL meteorites
- Asuka 881607 Antarctica · 1988
- Meteorite Hills 00843 Antarctica · 2000
- Queen Alexandra Range 97884 Antarctica · 1997
- Dar al Gani 585 Libya · 1998
- Miller Range 05021 · 2005
- Queen Alexandra Range 99178 Antarctica · 1999