Yamato 791960 meteorite
Yamato 791960 is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite-pmict, that was found in Antarctica in 1979. A total of 242 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Yamato 791960
- Classification
- Eucrite-pmict
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1979
- Mass recovered
- 242 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 71.5000° S, 35.6667° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Eucrites.
Meteorites near Yamato 791960
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- Yamato 000749 Martian (nakhlite) · 0 km away
- Yamato 000802 Martian (nakhlite) · 0 km away
- Yamato 692 Diogenite · 0 km away
- Yamato 693 CK4/5 · 0 km away
- Yamato 694 H6 · 0 km away
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- Graves Nunataks 98097 Antarctica · 1998
- Yamato 790447 Antarctica · 1979
- Northwest Africa 3270 · 2006
- Elephant Moraine 83235 Antarctica · 1983
- Queen Alexandra Range 97632 Antarctica · 1997