Sazovice meteorite
Sazovice is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Czechia in 1934. A total of 412 g 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
- Sazovice
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1934
- Mass recovered
- 412 g
- Country
- Czechia
- Coordinates
- 49.2333° N, 17.5667° 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 Sazovice
- Zlin H4 · 7 km away
- Wessely H5 · 34 km away
- Tieschitz H/L3.6 · 52 km away
- Blansko H6 · 69 km away
- Alt Bela Iron, IID · 77 km away
- Morávka H5 · 81 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87252 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06808 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04776 · 2004