Lavrentievka meteorite
Lavrentievka is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1938. A total of 800 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
- Lavrentievka
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 800 g
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 52.4500° N, 51.5667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Lavrentievka
- Darinskoe Iron, IIC · 118 km away
- Kamyshla L6 · 177 km away
- Boriskino CM2 · 207 km away
- Ivanovka H5 · 242 km away
- Kissij H5 · 272 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88388 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06402 · 2006