Lucé meteorite
Lucé is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in France in 1768. A total of 3.5 kg 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
- Lucé
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1768
- Mass recovered
- 3.5 kg
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.8500° N, 0.4833° 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 Lucé
- Lancé CO3.5 · 47 km away
- Chitenay L6 · 56 km away
- Le Pressoir H5 · 76 km away
- Charsonville H6 · 81 km away
- Montlivault L6 · 86 km away
- Angers L6 · 88 km away
Other L meteorites
- Adrar 002 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 86195 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983283 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06434 · 2006
- Yamato 980844 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04574 · 2004