Rakovka meteorite
Rakovka is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1878. A total of 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
- Rakovka
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1878
- Mass recovered
- 9 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 52.9833° N, 37.0333° 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 Rakovka
- Netschaëvo Iron, IIE-an · 186 km away
- Koltsovo H4 · 197 km away
- Timochin H5 · 207 km away
- Sevrukovo L5 · 265 km away
- Kharkov L6 · 295 km away
- Verkhnyi Saltov Iron, IIIAB · 320 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