Sutter's Mill meteorite
Sutter's Mill is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as C, that was seen to fall in the United States in 2012. A total of 993 g 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
- Sutter's Mill
- Classification
- C
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- C
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2012
- Mass recovered
- 993 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.8039° N, 120.9081° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Carbonaceous chondrites.
Meteorites near Sutter's Mill
- Shingle Springs Iron, ungrouped · 15 km away
- Bruceville L6 · 71 km away
- Oroville Iron, IIIAB · 116 km away
- Red Canyon Lake H5 · 125 km away
- Novato Unclassified · 167 km away
- Hot Springs Iron, IIIAB · 193 km away
Other C meteorites
- Dar al Gani 430 Libya · 1998
- Yamato 86633 Antarctica · 1986
- Lewis Cliff 85332 Antarctica · 1985
- Asuka 882113 Antarctica · 1988
- Sahara 00177 · 2000
- Elephant Moraine 83226 Antarctica · 1983
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