Walnut Hill meteorite
Walnut Hill is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was found in the United States in 1978. A total of 220 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Walnut Hill
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1978
- Mass recovered
- 220 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.8270° N, 70.2472° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Walnut Hill
- Nobleborough Eucrite-pmict · 67 km away
- Andover L6 · 97 km away
- Searsmont H5 · 103 km away
- Castine L6 · 135 km away
- Northampton Iron · 256 km away
- Wethersfield (1971) L6 · 307 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Jiddat al Harasis 089 Oman · 2002
- Österplana 037 Sweden · 1998
- Cacak Serbia · 1919
- Österplana 013 Sweden · 1996
- Tounkin Russia · 1824
- New Moore (a) United States · 1972