Aire-sur-la-Lys meteorite
Aire-sur-la-Lys is a meteorite, officially classified as Unknown, that was seen to fall in France in 1769. 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
- Aire-sur-la-Lys
- Classification
- Unknown
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Unknown
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1769
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 50.6667° N, 2.3333° E
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Aire-sur-la-Lys
- Ste. Marguerite H4 · 48 km away
- Hainaut H3-6 · 106 km away
- St. Denis Westrem L6 · 108 km away
- Bacqueville H6 · 165 km away
- Ellemeet Diogenite · 167 km away
- Tourinnes-la-Grosse L6 · 172 km away
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