Zavetnoe meteorite
Zavetnoe is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Russia in 1952. A total of 800 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
- Zavetnoe
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1952
- Mass recovered
- 800 g
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 47.1333° N, 43.9000° 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 Zavetnoe
- Petropavlovka H4 · 119 km away
- Verkhne Tschirskaia H5 · 152 km away
- Manych LL3.4 · 157 km away
- Divnoe Achondrite-ung · 160 km away
- Raguli H3.8 · 160 km away
- Sarepta Iron, IAB-MG · 165 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87252 Antarctica · 1987
- Yocemento United States · 1966
- Larkman Nunatak 06808 · 2006
- Yamato 982105 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04776 · 2004