Tahara meteorite
Tahara is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4/5, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1991. A total of 1 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
- Tahara
- Classification
- H4/5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 1 kg
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 34.7200° N, 137.3050° E
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 Tahara
- Sasagase H · 44 km away
- Minamino L · 52 km away
- Hashima H4 · 84 km away
- Kasamatsu H · 87 km away
- Gifu L6 · 98 km away
- Tanokami Mountain Iron, IIIE · 124 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86415 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021869 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 536 Oman · 2001