Assisi (meteorite) explained

Assisi
Type:	H5
Country:	Italy
Region:	Umbria
Lat Long:	43.0333°N 45°W
Observed Fall:	Yes
Fall Date:	24/05/1886, 7am
Tkw:	2 kg

Assisi is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth at 7:00 am on May 24, 1886, in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.^[1]

Only one single stone was found.

Classification

It is an ordinary chondrite and belongs to the petrologic type 5, thus was assigned to the group H5.

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics
• Meteorite falls
• Ordinary chondrite

Notes and References

1. Levi-Donati. G. R.. December 1967. The mineralogical composition and structure of the Assisi meteorite. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society. en. 36. 280. 595–606. 10.1180/minmag.1967.036.280.13. 0369-0148.