Temple Bar meteorite
Temple Bar is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CR, that was found in the United States in 1998. A total of 106 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Temple Bar
- Classification
- CR
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CR
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1998
- Mass recovered
- 106 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.9167° N, 114.4333° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CR chondrites.
Meteorites near Temple Bar
- Gold Basin L4 · 19 km away
- White Hills Mesosiderite · 20 km away
- White Elephant L4 · 21 km away
- Golden Rule L5 · 22 km away
- Hualapai Wash 021 H4 · 22 km away
- Hualapai Wash L6 · 22 km away
Other CR meteorites
- Acfer 311 Algeria · 1992
- Northwest Africa 7837 · 2012
- MacAlpine Hills 87320 Antarctica · 1987
- Elephant Moraine 92174 Antarctica · 1992
- Elephant Moraine 92011 Antarctica · 1992
- Acfer 186 Algeria · 1990