Tauti meteorite
Tauti is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Romania in 1937. A total of 21 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
- Tauti
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1937
- Mass recovered
- 21 kg
- Country
- Romania
- Coordinates
- 46.7167° 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 L chondrites.
Meteorites near Tauti
- Mocs L5-6 · 42 km away
- Ohaba H5 · 73 km away
- Nyirábrany LL5 · 145 km away
- Zsadany H5 · 154 km away
- Borkut L5 · 170 km away
- Ofehértó L6 · 170 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86352 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983497 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06542 · 2006
- Yamato 981326 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04631 · 2004