Pultusk meteorite
Pultusk is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Poland in 1868. A total of 250 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
- Pultusk
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1868
- Mass recovered
- 250 kg
- Country
- Poland
- Coordinates
- 52.7667° N, 21.2667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Pultusk
- Baszkówka L5 · 85 km away
- Łowicz Mesosiderite-A3 · 125 km away
- Bialystok Eucrite-pmict · 135 km away
- Sołtmany L6 · 147 km away
- Podgrodzie H4/5 · 208 km away
- Zakłodzie Enst achon-ung · 249 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86456 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021938 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 574 Oman · 2001
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