Meuselbach meteorite
Meuselbach is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Germany in 1897. A total of 870 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
- Meuselbach
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1897
- Mass recovered
- 870 g
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 50.5833° N, 11.1000° 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 Meuselbach
- Rodach Stone-uncl · 34 km away
- Tabarz Iron, IAB-MG · 53 km away
- Dermbach Iron, ungrouped · 71 km away
- Pohlitz L5 · 82 km away
- Steinbach Iron, IVA-an · 99 km away
- Klein-Wenden H6 · 115 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 85065 Antarctica · 1985
- Lewis Cliff 88194 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 134 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 85425 Antarctica · 1985
- Yamato 982400 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 04374 · 2004