Leonovka meteorite
Leonovka is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1900. A total of 700 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
- Leonovka
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1900
- Mass recovered
- 700 g
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 52.2667° N, 32.8500° 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 Leonovka
- Botschetschki L4 · 126 km away
- Kukschin L6 · 147 km away
- Galkiv H4 · 156 km away
- Alexandrovsky H4 · 163 km away
- Ryechki L5 · 170 km away
- Brahin Pallasite, PMG · 173 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06808 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04776 · 2004