Angers (meteorite) explained

Angers
Type:	Chondrite
Class:	Ordinary chondrite
Group:	L6
Country:	France
Region:	Pays de la Loire
Lat Long:	47.3667°N -33°W
Observed Fall:	Yes
Fall Date:	3 June 1822

Angers is an L6 meteorite that hit Pays de la Loire, France in 1822.^[1] The meteor struck at 8:15 PM on 3 June.^[2] It has since been stored along with L'Aigle, another meteorite that struck France 19 years earlier, on 26 April 1803, in a room at the Muséum d’histoire naturelle d’Angers, a French natural history museum.^[3]

Classification

It is classified as L6-ordinary chondrite.

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angers . . October 1, 2010 . October 6, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101113024948/http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/index.php . 13 November 2010 . live .
2. Annals of Philosophy. Fall of a Meteorite at Angers. 4. Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy. 1822. 313.
3. Book: Angers Mystérieux. 45. Pierre-Louis Augereau. Éditions Cheminements. 2002. 2-84478-055-5. fr.