Wessely meteorite
Wessely is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Czechia in 1831. A total of 3.75 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
- Wessely
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1831
- Mass recovered
- 3.75 kg
- Country
- Czechia
- Coordinates
- 48.9500° N, 17.3833° 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 Wessely
- Sazovice L5 · 34 km away
- Zlin H4 · 39 km away
- Blansko H6 · 72 km away
- Tieschitz H/L3.6 · 75 km away
- Rumanová H5 · 76 km away
- Gross-Divina H5 · 103 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86456 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82016 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021938 Antarctica · 2003
- Twodot United States · 1999
- Dhofar 574 Oman · 2001