Monte Milone meteorite
Monte Milone is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Italy in 1846. A total of 3.13 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
- Monte Milone
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1846
- Mass recovered
- 3.13 kg
- Country
- Italy
- Coordinates
- 43.2667° N, 13.3500° 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 Monte Milone
- Fermo H3-5 · 34 km away
- San Michele L6 · 53 km away
- Assisi H5 · 70 km away
- Collescipoli H5 · 101 km away
- Narni Stone-uncl · 108 km away
- Orvinio H6 · 131 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88378 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86135 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06402 · 2006