Yatoor meteorite
Yatoor is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in India in 1852. A total of 13.6 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Yatoor
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1852
- Mass recovered
- 13.6 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 14.3000° N, 79.7667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Yatoor
- Tirupati H6 · 83 km away
- Punganaru Stone-uncl · 139 km away
- Gurram Konda L6 · 142 km away
- Nammianthal H5 · 232 km away
- Kakangari K3 · 252 km away
- Sulagiri LL6 · 261 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 382 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86415 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 81042 Antarctica · 1981
- Grove Mountains 021869 Antarctica · 2003
- Travis County (b) United States · 1889
- Dhofar 536 Oman · 2001