Sagan meteorite
Sagan is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Poland in 1636. 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
- Sagan
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1636
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Poland
- Coordinates
- 51.5333° N, 14.8833° 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 Sagan
- Grüneberg H4 · 61 km away
- Königsbrück H/L4 · 74 km away
- Nenntmannsdorf Iron, IIAB · 90 km away
- Seeläsgen Iron, IAB-MG · 93 km away
- Ploschkovitz L5 · 123 km away
- Trebbin LL6 · 140 km away