Novy-Ergi meteorite
Novy-Ergi is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1662. 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
- Novy-Ergi
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1662
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 58.5500° N, 31.3333° 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 Novy-Ergi
- Kirishi L4 · 120 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Rodach Germany · 1775
- Jiapigou China · 1880
- Yamato 790360 Antarctica · 1979
- Phulmari India · 1936
- Dunhua China · 1976
- Stretchleigh United Kingdom · 1623