Sołtmany meteorite
Sołtmany is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Poland in 2011. A total of 1.07 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
- Sołtmany
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2011
- Mass recovered
- 1.07 kg
- Country
- Poland
- Coordinates
- 54.0088° N, 22.0050° 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 Sołtmany
- Bialystok Eucrite-pmict · 128 km away
- Pultusk H5 · 147 km away
- Novy-Projekt OC · 221 km away
- Baszkówka L5 · 231 km away
- Jodzie Howardite · 243 km away
- Nerft L6 · 279 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