Sweetwater meteorite
Sweetwater is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in the United States in 1961. A total of 1.76 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Sweetwater
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1961
- Mass recovered
- 1.76 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.5500° N, 100.4167° 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 Sweetwater
- Snyder H3 · 50 km away
- Buffalo Gap Iron, IAB-ung · 52 km away
- Scurry H5 · 55 km away
- Fluvanna (a) L5 · 71 km away
- Fluvanna (b) H6 · 80 km away
- Lueders Iron, IAB-MG · 82 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87059 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022833 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 754 Oman · 2000