Salt Lake City meteorite
Salt Lake City is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1869. A total of 875 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Salt Lake City
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1869
- Mass recovered
- 875 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.9167° N, 111.6667° 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 Salt Lake City
- Duchesne Iron, IVA · 90 km away
- Garland Diogenite-pm · 94 km away
- Altonah Iron, IVA · 107 km away
- Ioka L3.5 · 153 km away
- Drum Mountains Iron, IIIAB · 189 km away
- Greener Reservoir H4 · 192 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84228 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87276 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050026 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74148 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19006 Antarctica · 2019