Menziswyl meteorite
Menziswyl is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Switzerland in 1903. A total of 29 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
- Menziswyl
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1903
- Mass recovered
- 29 g
- Country
- Switzerland
- Coordinates
- 46.8187° N, 7.2182° 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 Menziswyl
- Ulmiz L · 13 km away
- Twannberg Iron, IIG · 34 km away
- Utzenstorf H5 · 42 km away
- Chervettaz L5 · 43 km away
- Rafrüti Iron, ungrouped · 51 km away
- Ste. Croix Iron, IIIAB · 55 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84231 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 88082 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 044 Algeria · 1989
- Lewis Cliff 85317 Antarctica · 1985
- Yamato 982235 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 10068 · 2010