Brient meteorite
Brient is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite-pmict, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1933. A total of 219 g 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
- Brient
- Classification
- Eucrite-pmict
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1933
- Mass recovered
- 219 g
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 52.1333° N, 59.3167° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Eucrites.
Meteorites near Brient
- Karagai L6 · 149 km away
- Ilinskaya Stanitza Iron, IIIAB · 167 km away
- Chelyabinsk LL5 · 321 km away
Other Eucrite meteorites
- Jiddat al Harasis 626 Oman · 2010
- Yamato 82009 Antarctica · 1982
- Northwest Africa 4496 · 2006
- Emmaville Australia · 1900
- Viksdalen Norway · 1992
- Northwest Africa 3075 · 2002