Santa Barbara meteorite
Santa Barbara is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L4, that was seen to fall in Brazil in 1873. A total of 400 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
- Santa Barbara
- Classification
- L4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1873
- Mass recovered
- 400 g
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 29.2000° S, 51.8667° 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 Santa Barbara
- Soledade Iron, IAB-MG · 45 km away
- Nova Petropolis Iron, IIIAB · 96 km away
- Porto Alegre Iron, IIIE · 111 km away
- Putinga L6 · 116 km away
- Lavras do Sul L5 · 265 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A76009 Antarctica · 1976
- Lewis Cliff 88526 Antarctica · 1988
- Akron (1961) United States · 1961
- Lewis Cliff 86274 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983397 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06479 · 2006