Novo-Urei meteorite
Novo-Urei is an ureilite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Ureilite, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1886. A total of 1.9 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
- Novo-Urei
- Classification
- Ureilite
- Type
- Achondrite · Ureilite
- Group
- Ureilite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1886
- Mass recovered
- 1.9 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 54.8167° N, 46.0000° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Ureilites.
Meteorites near Novo-Urei
- Issa H5 · 129 km away
- Araslanovo L/LL5 · 145 km away
- Simbirsk (of P. Partsch) OC · 165 km away
- Ulyanovsk H5 · 174 km away
- Saratov L4 · 255 km away
Other Ureilite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 7532 · 2007
- Dar al Gani 923 Libya · 2000
- Larkman Nunatak 06719 · 2006
- Northwest Africa 4827 · 2007
- Allan Hills A78019 Antarctica · 1978
- Frontier Mountain 93008 Antarctica · 1993