Superstition Mountain meteorite
Superstition Mountain is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 2000. A total of 333 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Superstition Mountain
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 333 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.8708° N, 115.7825° 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 Superstition Mountain
- Imperial H4 · 19 km away
- Ocotillo Iron, IAB-MG · 27 km away
- Signal Mountain Iron, IVA · 49 km away
- Borrego L6 · 71 km away
- Chocolate Mountains Ureilite · 87 km away
- Paymaster Mine L5 · 88 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 97102 Antarctica · 1997
- Lewis Cliff 88345 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86356 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053789 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74411 Kenya · 1974
- Dominion Range 03242 · 2002