Cacak meteorite
Cacak is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was seen to fall in Serbia in 1919. A total of 212 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
- Cacak
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1919
- Mass recovered
- 212 g
- Country
- Serbia
- Coordinates
- 43.8389° N, 20.3333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Cacak
- Jelica LL6 · 9 km away
- Guêa Stone-uncl · 11 km away
- Zavid L6 · 115 km away
- Soko-Banja LL4 · 125 km away
- Ozren Iron, IAB-MG · 175 km away
- Kakowa L6 · 179 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Atwood (b) United States · 1964
- Österplana 006 Sweden
- Soheria India · 1960
- Malaga United States · 1933
- Österplana 047 Sweden · 2002
- Elida (b) United States · 1968