Zavid meteorite
Zavid is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1897. A total of 95 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
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Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Zavid
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1897
- Mass recovered
- 95 kg
- Country
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Coordinates
- 44.4000° N, 19.1167° 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 Zavid
- Ozren Iron, IAB-MG · 60 km away
- Guêa Stone-uncl · 114 km away
- Cacak OC · 115 km away
- Jelica LL6 · 123 km away
- Csátalja (meteorite) Unclassified · 179 km away
- Kakowa L6 · 217 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86352 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983495 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06542 · 2006
- Yamato 981305 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04631 · 2004
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