Yamato 8424 meteorite
Yamato 8424 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was found in Antarctica in 1984. A total of 9.46 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Yamato 8424
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1984
- Mass recovered
- 9.46 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 Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Yamato 8424
- 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 OC meteorites
- Jiddat al Harasis 089 Oman · 2002
- Österplana 037 Sweden · 1998
- Cacak Serbia · 1919
- Österplana 013 Sweden · 1996
- Tounkin Russia · 1824
- New Moore (a) United States · 1972