Tambo del Meteorito meteorite
Tambo del Meteorito is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in Chile in 2002. A total of 14 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tambo del Meteorito
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2002
- Mass recovered
- 14 g
- Country
- Chile
- Coordinates
- 23.9810° S, 68.3130° 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 Tambo del Meteorito
- Monturaqui Iron, IAB? · 6 km away
- Salar de Atacama L6 · 31 km away
- Salar de Imilac H5 · 56 km away
- Imilac Pallasite, PMG · 56 km away
- Morro la Mina H5 · 62 km away
- Estación Imilac H5 · 65 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 88074 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88240 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86294 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053030 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74334 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 23115 Antarctica · 2023