Tané meteorite
Tané is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1918. A total of 905 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
- Tané
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1918
- Mass recovered
- 905 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 35.4333° N, 136.2333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Tané
- Sakauchi Iron · 27 km away
- Hashima H4 · 45 km away
- Kasamatsu H · 49 km away
- Gifu L6 · 60 km away
- Tanokami Mountain Iron, IIIE · 62 km away
- Minamino L · 75 km away
Other L meteorites
- Adrar 002 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 86195 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983283 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06434 · 2006
- Yamato 980844 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04574 · 2004