Whetstone Mountains meteorite
Whetstone Mountains is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in the United States in 2009. A total of 2.14 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
- Whetstone Mountains
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2009
- Mass recovered
- 2.14 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 31.9618° N, 110.4342° W
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 Whetstone Mountains
- Galleta Flat H4 · 7 km away
- Greaterville L4 · 37 km away
- Fish Canyon Iron, IAB complex · 39 km away
- Cave Creek H4 · 43 km away
- Udall Park H4 · 49 km away
- Tucson Iron, ungrouped · 52 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 88074 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88240 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86294 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053030 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74334 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 23115 Antarctica · 2023
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