Agen (meteorite)

Agen
Type Chondrite
Class Ordinary chondrite
Group H5
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Coordinates 44°13′N 0°37′E / 44.217°N 0.617°E / 44.217; 0.617Coordinates: 44°13′N 0°37′E / 44.217°N 0.617°E / 44.217; 0.617[1]
Observed fall Yes
Fall date September 5, 1814
TKW 30 kg

Agen is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth on September 5, 1814 in Aquitaine, France.

Classification

It is an ordinary chondrite that belongs to the petrologic type 5, thus was assigned to the group H5.[1]

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