Tomatlan meteorite
Tomatlan is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in Mexico in 1879. A total of 900 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
- Tomatlan
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1879
- Mass recovered
- 900 g
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 20.1667° N, 105.2167° 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 Tomatlan
- Ameca-Ameca Iron · 129 km away
- Atemajac L6 · 162 km away
- El Tigre L6 · 227 km away
- Tuxtuac LL5 · 254 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86489 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022409 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 622 Oman · 2001