Menow meteorite
Menow is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was seen to fall in Germany in 1862. A total of 10.5 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
- Menow
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1862
- Mass recovered
- 10.5 kg
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 53.1833° N, 13.1500° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Menow
- Linum L6 · 51 km away
- Nieder Finow Iron, IAB complex · 65 km away
- Trebbin LL6 · 107 km away
- Schellin L · 128 km away
- Salzwedel LL5 · 149 km away
- Erxleben H6 · 167 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86373 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021700 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 479 Oman · 2001