Visuni meteorite
Visuni is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in Pakistan in 1915. A total of 594 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
- Visuni
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1915
- Mass recovered
- 594 g
- Country
- Pakistan
- Coordinates
- 25.4500° N, 70.0000° 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 Visuni
- Sindhri H5 · 96 km away
- Rangala L6 · 203 km away
- Jajh deh Kot Lalu EL6 · 214 km away
- Gambat L6 · 257 km away
- Garhi Yasin Iron, IIE · 307 km away
- Lohawat Howardite · 312 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86415 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81044 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021869 Antarctica · 2003
- Travis County (b) United States · 1889
- Dhofar 536 Oman · 2001