Yamato 81024 meteorite
Yamato 81024 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CO3, that was found in Antarctica in 1981. A total of 31 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Yamato 81024
- Classification
- CO3
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CO
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1981
- Mass recovered
- 31 g
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 71.5000° S, 35.6667° E
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 Yamato 81024
- Yamato 000593 Martian (nakhlite) · 0 km away
- 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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- Lancé France · 1872
- Miller Range 090461 · 2009
- Northwest Africa 7083 · 2011
- Dar al Gani 847 Libya · 1999
- Miller Range 090134 · 2009