Yamato 82002 meteorite
Yamato 82002 is a rumuruti chondrite meteorite, officially classified as R3.9, that was found in Antarctica in 1982. A total of 6.99 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Yamato 82002
- Classification
- R3.9
- Type
- Chondrite · Rumuruti
- Group
- R
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1982
- Mass recovered
- 6.99 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 R chondrites (rumurutiites).
Meteorites near Yamato 82002
- 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
Other R meteorites
- Northwest Africa 7712 · 2012
- Sahara 03013 · 2003
- Yamato 983166 · 1998
- Hammadah al Hamra 119 Libya · 1995
- LaPaz Icefield 03645 · 2003
- Mount Prestrud 95404 Antarctica · 1995