Sayama meteorite
Sayama is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CM2, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1986. A total of 430 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
- Sayama
- Classification
- CM2
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CM
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1986
- Mass recovered
- 430 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 35.8667° N, 139.4000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CM chondrites.
Meteorites near Sayama
- Hachi-oji H? · 25 km away
- Koshigaya Astronomical Phenomenon · 35 km away
- Komagome Iron · 35 km away
- Okabe H5 · 39 km away
- Kamiomi H5 · 54 km away
- Narashino Unclassified · 60 km away
Other CM meteorites
- Lewis Cliff 87022 Antarctica · 1987
- Miller Range 090986 · 2009
- Yamato 794078 Antarctica · 1979
- Allan Hills 84047 Antarctica · 1984
- Grove Mountains 020017 Antarctica · 2002
- MacKay Glacier 05251 · 2005