Tomiya meteorite
Tomiya is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4/5, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1984. A total of 28 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
- Tomiya
- Classification
- H4/5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1984
- Mass recovered
- 28 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 38.3667° N, 140.8656° E
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 Tomiya
- Tendo Iron, IIIAB · 43 km away
- Otomi H · 45 km away
- Nagai L6 · 75 km away
- Kesen H4 · 95 km away
- Senboku H6 · 123 km away
- Kamioka H4 · 135 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86415 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021869 Antarctica · 2003
- Trenzano Italy · 1856
- Dhofar 536 Oman · 2001