Seoni meteorite
Seoni is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in India in 1966. A total of 20 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
- Seoni
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1966
- Mass recovered
- 20 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 21.6839° N, 79.5008° E
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 Seoni
- Semarkona LL3.00 · 81 km away
- Bori L6 · 154 km away
- Devgaon H3.8 · 337 km away
- Naoki H6 · 376 km away
- Erakot CM2 · 386 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86373 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021700 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 479 Oman · 2001