Torrington meteorite
Torrington is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1944. A total of 259 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
- Torrington
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1944
- Mass recovered
- 259 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.0667° N, 104.1667° 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 Torrington
- Morrill Iron, IAB-an · 23 km away
- Hawk Springs H5 · 33 km away
- Albin (pallasite) Pallasite, PMG · 63 km away
- Sioux County Eucrite-mmict · 71 km away
- Bayard L5 · 72 km away
- Albin (stone) L · 72 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87059 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022833 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 754 Oman · 2000