Seres meteorite
Seres is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was seen to fall in Greece in 1818. A total of 8.5 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
- Seres
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1818
- Mass recovered
- 8.5 kg
- Country
- Greece
- Coordinates
- 41.0500° N, 23.5667° 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 Seres
- Gumoschnik H5 · 226 km away
- Dimitrovgrad Iron, IIIAB · 229 km away
- Virba L6 · 287 km away
- Pavel H5 · 313 km away
- Soko-Banja LL4 · 323 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