Santa Isabel meteorite
Santa Isabel is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Argentina in 1924. A total of 5.5 kg 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 Isabel
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1924
- Mass recovered
- 5.5 kg
- Country
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 33.9000° S, 61.7000° 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 Isabel
- Casilda H5 · 103 km away
- El Timbu Iron · 110 km away
- Coronel Arnold L · 113 km away
- Hinojal L6 · 223 km away
- Lujan Iron · 231 km away
- Mercedes H5 · 234 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88378 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86135 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06402 · 2006
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