Urasaki meteorite
Urasaki is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1926. A total of 1.5 kg 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
- Urasaki
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1926
- Mass recovered
- 1.5 kg
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 34.4833° N, 133.2833° E
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Urasaki
- Tomita L · 43 km away
- Kokubunji L6 · 64 km away
- Hiroshima H5 · 83 km away
- Zaisho Pallasite, PMG-an · 99 km away
- Kuga Iron, IIIAB · 118 km away
- Mihonoseki L6 · 121 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Natal · 1973
- Calivo Philippines · 1916
- Ratyn Poland · 1880
- Hechi China · 1956
- Villarrica Paraguay · 1925
- Oliva-Gandia Spain · 1519