Stolzenau meteorite
Stolzenau is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Germany in 1647. 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
- Stolzenau
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1647
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 52.5333° N, 9.0500° E
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Stolzenau
- Hainholz Mesosiderite-A4 · 29 km away
- Obernkirchen Iron, IVA · 30 km away
- Barntrup LL4 · 59 km away
- Oesede H5 · 73 km away
- Oldenburg (1930) L6 · 75 km away
- Gütersloh H3/4 · 82 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Rockhampton Australia · 1895
- Jiapigou China · 1880
- Yamato 790360 Antarctica · 1979
- Pettiswood Ireland · 1779
- Dunhua China · 1976
- Stretchleigh United Kingdom · 1623