Morávka meteorite
Morávka is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Czechia in 2000. A total of 633 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
- Morávka
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 633 g
- Country
- Czechia
- Coordinates
- 49.6000° N, 18.5333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Morávka
- Alt Bela Iron, IID · 28 km away
- Gross-Divina H5 · 39 km away
- Opava Iron · 61 km away
- Zlin H4 · 74 km away
- Magura Iron, IAB-MG · 75 km away
- Sazovice L5 · 81 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86456 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021938 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 574 Oman · 2001