Tomita meteorite
Tomita is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1916. A total of 600 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
- Tomita
- Classification
- L
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1916
- Mass recovered
- 600 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 34.5000° N, 133.7500° 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 Tomita
- Kokubunji L6 · 29 km away
- Urasaki Stone-uncl · 43 km away
- Zaisho Pallasite, PMG-an · 89 km away
- Hiroshima H5 · 125 km away
- Mihonoseki L6 · 128 km away
- Kobe CK4 · 132 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 09014 · 2009
- Lewis Cliff 87035 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 983759 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06615 · 2006
- Yamato 981501 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04673 · 2004