Mern meteorite
Mern is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Denmark in 1878. A total of 4 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
- Mern
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1878
- Mass recovered
- 4 kg
- Country
- Denmark
- Coordinates
- 55.0500° N, 12.0667° 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 Mern
- Maribo CM2 · 50 km away
- Jerslev Iron, IIAB · 82 km away
- Fünen Stone-uncl · 114 km away
- Hedeskoga H5 · 118 km away
- Ekeby H4 · 124 km away
- Kiel L6 · 143 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