Ornans (meteorite)
Meteorite found in France
47°7′N 6°9′E / 47.117°N 6.150°E / 47.117; 6.150![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orite_Ornans%2C_exposition_M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orites%2C_Mus%C3%A9um_national_d%27histoire_naturelle.jpg/220px-M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orite_Ornans%2C_exposition_M%C3%A9t%C3%A9orites%2C_Mus%C3%A9um_national_d%27histoire_naturelle.jpg)
The Ornans meteorite is a carbonaceous chondrite and the type specimen of the CO group (Carbonaceous Ornans group). Its fall was observed in France in 1868.[1]
References
- ^ "Ornans". Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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