Sone meteorite
Sone is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1866. A total of 17.1 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
- Sone
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1866
- Mass recovered
- 17.1 kg
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 35.1667° N, 135.3333° 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 Sone
- Okano Iron, IIAB · 15 km away
- Takenouchi H5 · 46 km away
- Kobe CK4 · 51 km away
- Tanokami Mountain Iron, IIIE · 64 km away
- Tané L5 · 87 km away
- Sakauchi Iron · 104 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 235 Algeria · 1991
- Lewis Cliff 86329 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794022 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021593 Antarctica · 2003
- Thiel Mountains 07015 Antarctica · 2008
- Dhofar 396 Oman · 2001