Salar de Atacama meteorite
Salar de Atacama is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Chile in 2008. A total of 223 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Salar de Atacama
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2008
- Mass recovered
- 223 g
- Country
- Chile
- Coordinates
- 23.8260° S, 68.5722° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Salar de Atacama
- Tambo del Meteorito H6 · 31 km away
- Monturaqui Iron, IAB? · 32 km away
- Carcote H5 · 48 km away
- Joel's Iron Iron, IIIAB · 48 km away
- Salar de Imilac H5 · 48 km away
- Imilac Pallasite, PMG · 48 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A78039 Antarctica · 1978
- Lewis Cliff 93837 Antarctica · 1993
- Allan Hills 84070 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87182 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984127 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06769 · 2006