Zsadany meteorite
Zsadany is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Hungary in 1875. A total of 552 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
- Zsadany
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1875
- Mass recovered
- 552 g
- Country
- Hungary
- Coordinates
- 46.9333° N, 21.5000° 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 Zsadany
- Kaba CV3 · 49 km away
- Nyirábrany LL5 · 79 km away
- Ofehértó L6 · 113 km away
- Kisvarsány L6 · 150 km away
- Tauti L6 · 154 km away
- Ohaba H5 · 186 km away
Other H meteorites
- Al Huqf 002 Oman · 2000
- Lewis Cliff 86456 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82013 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 021938 Antarctica · 2003
- Twodot United States · 1999
- Dhofar 574 Oman · 2001