Mike meteorite
Mike is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Hungary in 1944. A total of 224 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
- Mike
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1944
- Mass recovered
- 224 g
- Country
- Hungary
- Coordinates
- 46.2333° N, 17.5333° 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 Mike
- Nagy-Vázsony Iron, IAB-sLL · 84 km away
- Hraschina Iron, IID · 94 km away
- Milena L6 · 110 km away
- Csátalja (meteorite) Unclassified · 115 km away
- Slavetic H5 · 161 km away
- Minnichhof OC · 178 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