Yamato 86716 meteorite
Yamato 86716 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CM2, that was found in Antarctica in 1986. A total of 1.61 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Yamato 86716
- Classification
- CM2
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CM
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1986
- Mass recovered
- 1.61 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 CM chondrites.
Meteorites near Yamato 86716
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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
Other CM meteorites
- Yamato 791824 Antarctica · 1979
- Allan Hills 84033 Antarctica · 1984
- Elephant Moraine 96098 Antarctica · 1996
- MacAlpine Hills 02854 · 2002
- Northwest Africa 7131 · 2011
- Yamato 86693 Antarctica · 1986