Salles meteorite
Salles is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in France in 1798. 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
- Salles
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1798
- Mass recovered
- 9 kg
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.0500° N, 4.6333° 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 Salles
- Luponnas H3-5 · 34 km away
- Alby sur Chéran Eucrite-mmict · 110 km away
- Mezel L6 · 112 km away
- Bouvante Eucrite-mmict · 135 km away
- Juvinas Eucrite-mmict · 151 km away
- Ornans CO3.4 · 166 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 09014 · 2009
- Lewis Cliff 87035 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 983759 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06615 · 2006
- Yamato 981501 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04673 · 2004
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