Neuschwanstein (meteorite)

Neuschwanstein meteorite
Neuschwanstein I fragment of the Neuschwanstein meteorite (1705 grams).
TypeChondrite
ClassEnstatite chondrite
GroupEL6
CountryGermany
RegionNeuschwanstein Castle Bavaria
Observed fallYes
Fall date2002-04-06
TKW6 kilograms (13 lb)
Computer graphics based on visual observation of the meteorite.[1]
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Neuschwanstein was an enstatite chondrite (type EL6) meteorite that fell to Earth on 6 April 2002 at 22:20:18 GMT near Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, at the Germany–Austria border.

The original meteorite burst into several fragments at a height of about 22 kilometers (14 miles) above the ground. The fragments descended on an area of several square kilometers. Three fragments were recovered with a total mass of about 6 kilograms (13 lb). Neuschwanstein was the first meteorite in Germany, and the fourth in the world, that was monitored by one of the world's fireball networks, namely by the European Fireball Network. Photographing the meteor simultaneously from several locations allowed accurate reconstruction of its trajectory.[2][3]

  1. ^ Schweidler, Florian (August 2002). "The fireball from April 6, 2002". Sterne und Weltraum. 8: 52.
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