Schenectady meteorite
Schenectady is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1968. A total of 283 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
- Schenectady
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1968
- Mass recovered
- 283 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.8608° N, 73.9503° 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 Schenectady
- Tomhannock Creek H5 · 29 km away
- Bethlehem H · 38 km away
- Lasher Creek Iron · 45 km away
- Burlington Iron, IIIE · 101 km away
- Northampton Iron · 124 km away
- Wethersfield (1982) L6 · 165 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84071 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87105 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8453 Antarctica · 1984
- Grove Mountains 022932 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 699 Antarctica · 1969
- Dhofar 801 Oman · 2001