Pleşcoi meteorite
Pleşcoi is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5-6, that was seen to fall in Romania in 2008. A total of 6.91 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
- Pleşcoi
- Classification
- L5-6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2008
- Mass recovered
- 6.91 kg
- Country
- Romania
- Coordinates
- 45.2750° N, 26.7097° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Pleşcoi
- Silistra Achondrite-ung · 136 km away
- Buschhof L6 · 149 km away
- Mezö-Madaras L3.7 · 156 km away
- Rasgrad Stone-uncl · 198 km away
- Tuzla L6 · 207 km away
- Pavel H5 · 222 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 83052 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87137 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984032 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06732 · 2006
- Yamato 981709 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04723 · 2004