Sena is an ordinary (H4) chondrite that fell November 17, 1773, near Sarinena, Spain. The meteorite was later analyzed by the French chemist J. L. Proust, who may have been the first to recommend cold deserts, such as polar regions, for meteorite recovery. He determined this in 1805, based on the iron-nickel inclusions in Sena […]
Category: Meteorites
Zagami
Zagami is a martian meteorite that fell near Katsina, Nigeria the afternoon of October 3, 1962. The meteorite’s impact startled a local farmer, as the stone embedded itself in his cornfield, a short 10 feet from where he was standing! With 18 kg recovered, Zagami is the largest martian meteorite on record. Zagami is classified […]
Mezö-Madaras
Mezö-Madaras is an L3.7 ordinary chondrite that fell in Harghita, Romania on September 4th, 1852. Over 22 kg (50 lbs) of this meteorite fell in a shower of stones. Mezö-Madaras is a very interesting meteorite because it is unequilibrated, meaning that its asteroid parent-body underwent very little change after forming 4.56 billion years ago. This […]
Honolulu
Honolulu is a 2.4 kg. ordinary (L5) chondrite that fell September 27, 1825. Honolulu is one of only two meteorites ever recovered from Hawaii, both of which were observed falls. The second was Palolo Valley, a 682 g. ordinary (H5) chondrite that fell in Oahu April 24 of 1949. The vast majority of meteorites […]
Hangman Crossing
Hangman Crossing was found in May of 1976. This H4 chondrite was found by Mr. C.F. Miller, who discovered it near the Indiana county road intersection that gave the meteorite its name. Suspecting it to be a meteorite, Mr. Miller kept the stone until the birth of his grandson, 11 years later, to whom he […]
