Yonozu meteorite
Yonozu is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4/5, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1837. A total of 31.65 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
- Yonozu
- Classification
- H4/5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1837
- Mass recovered
- 31.65 kg
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 37.7500° N, 139.0000° 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 Yonozu
- Kushiike OC · 95 km away
- Nagai L6 · 102 km away
- Kijima (1906) Stone-uncl · 114 km away
- Tendo Iron, IIIAB · 138 km away
- Otomi H · 139 km away
- Okabe H5 · 175 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
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