Simmern meteorite
Simmern is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Germany in 1920. A total of 1.22 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
- Simmern
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1920
- Mass recovered
- 1.22 kg
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 49.9833° N, 7.5333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Simmern
- Mainz L6 · 52 km away
- Bitburg Iron, IAB complex · 72 km away
- Krähenberg LL5 · 73 km away
- Gilzem H5 · 75 km away
- Darmstadt H5 · 81 km away
- Breitscheid H5 · 89 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86456 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021938 Antarctica · 2003
- Tysnes Island Norway · 1884
- Dhofar 574 Oman · 2001