Mount Vaisi meteorite
Mount Vaisi is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in France in 1637. A total of 17 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
- Mount Vaisi
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1637
- Mass recovered
- 17 kg
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.0833° N, 6.8667° E
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Mount Vaisi
- Lago Valscura H5 · 29 km away
- La Caille Iron, ungrouped · 39 km away
- Laborel H5 · 105 km away
- Apt L6 · 121 km away
- Torino H6 · 126 km away
- Aubres Aubrite · 139 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Yamato 81052 Antarctica · 1981
- Portugal Portugal · 1796
- Fünen Germany · 1654
- Tamir-Tsetserleg Mongolia · 1956
- Natal · 1973
- as-Sanam Saudi Arabia · 1954