Sopot meteorite
Sopot is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as OC, that was seen to fall in Romania in 1927. A total of 958 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
- Sopot
- Classification
- OC
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- OC
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1927
- Mass recovered
- 958 g
- Country
- Romania
- Coordinates
- 44.4167° N, 23.5000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about Ordinary chondrites.
Meteorites near Sopot
- Virba L6 · 120 km away
- Soko-Banja LL4 · 155 km away
- Dimitrovgrad Iron, IIIAB · 161 km away
- Kakowa L6 · 165 km away
- Ohaba H5 · 184 km away
- Pavel H5 · 193 km away
Other OC meteorites
- Atwood (b) United States · 1964
- Österplana 005 Sweden · 1990
- Simbirsk (of P. Partsch) Russia · 1838
- Luray United States · 1976
- Österplana 046 Sweden · 2002
- Dora (stone) United States · 1970