Waldo meteorite
Waldo is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in the United States in 1937. A total of 1.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Waldo
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1937
- Mass recovered
- 1.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.1000° N, 98.8333° W
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 Waldo
- Covert H5 · 12 km away
- Luray OC · 13 km away
- Bunker Hill L6 · 30 km away
- Roundsprings H5 · 35 km away
- Galatia L6 · 51 km away
- Dispatch H · 51 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86352 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983497 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06542 · 2006
- Yamato 981326 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04631 · 2004