Padvarninkai meteorite
Padvarninkai is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite-mmict, that was seen to fall in Lithuania in 1929. A total of 3.86 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
- Padvarninkai
- Classification
- Eucrite-mmict
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1929
- Mass recovered
- 3.86 kg
- Country
- Lithuania
- Coordinates
- 55.6667° N, 25.0000° 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 Eucrites.
Meteorites near Padvarninkai
- Jodzie Howardite · 38 km away
- Zemaitkiemis L6 · 41 km away
- Lixna H4 · 97 km away
- Misshof H5 · 166 km away
- Zabrodje L6 · 192 km away
- Bialystok Eucrite-pmict · 308 km away
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- Elephant Moraine 90020 Antarctica · 1990
- Sandford Cliffs 03489 · 2003
- Northwest Africa 2904 · 2003
- Dhofar 1481 Oman · 2003
- Northwest Africa 7779 · 2012