Spade meteorite
Spade is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in the United States in 2000. A total of 8.86 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Spade
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 8.86 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0011° N, 102.1283° 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 Spade
- Hart Camp H6 · 4 km away
- Olton H3.5 · 18 km away
- Anton H4 · 25 km away
- Hereford OC · 25 km away
- Plainview (1917) H5 · 34 km away
- Plainview (1950) H · 34 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