St. Mark's meteorite
St. Mark's is an enstatite chondrite meteorite, officially classified as EH5, that was seen to fall in South Africa in 1903. A total of 13.78 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
- St. Mark's
- Classification
- EH5
- Type
- Chondrite · Enstatite
- Group
- EH
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1903
- Mass recovered
- 13.78 kg
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 32.0167° S, 27.4167° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about EH chondrites.
Meteorites near St. Mark's
- Idutywa H5 · 87 km away
- Molteno Howardite · 124 km away
- Bowden H5 · 145 km away
- Karee Kloof Iron, IAB-sLL · 160 km away
- Cape of Good Hope Iron, IVB · 212 km away
- Mount Ayliff Iron, IAB-MG · 227 km away
Other EH meteorites
- Sahara 97164 · 1997
- Sahara 97117 · 1997
- Queen Alexandra Range 99473 Antarctica · 1999
- Pecora Escarpment 91114 Antarctica · 1991
- LaPaz Icefield 031220 · 2003
- Asuka 882059 Antarctica · 1988