Warrenton meteorite
Warrenton is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CO3.7, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1877. A total of 1.6 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
- Warrenton
- Classification
- CO3.7
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CO
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1877
- Mass recovered
- 1.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.6833° N, 91.1500° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CO chondrites.
Meteorites near Warrenton
- St. Louis H4 · 80 km away
- St. Genevieve County Iron, IIIF · 108 km away
- Little Piney L5 · 118 km away
- St. Francois County Iron, IC · 118 km away
- Palmyra L3 · 128 km away
- Tilden L6 · 139 km away
Other CO meteorites
- Miller Range 090967 · 2009
- Allan Hills A77003 Antarctica · 1977
- Miller Range 07315 · 2007
- Miller Range 090591 · 2009
- Yamato 791722 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021579 Antarctica · 2003