Rasgrad meteorite
Rasgrad is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Bulgaria in 1740. A total of 24.7 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
- Rasgrad
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1740
- Mass recovered
- 24.7 kg
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Coordinates
- 43.5000° N, 26.5333° 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 Rasgrad
- Pavel H5 · 82 km away
- Silistra Achondrite-ung · 90 km away
- Konovo LL5 · 113 km away
- Gumoschnik H5 · 163 km away
- Tuzla L6 · 178 km away
- Pleşcoi L5-6 · 198 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Natal · 1973
- Calivo Philippines · 1916
- Rivolta de Bassi Italy · 1490
- Hechi China · 1956
- Villarrica Paraguay · 1925
- Oliva-Gandia Spain · 1519