The meteorites were classified into the HED meteorite clan (possibly from asteroid 4 Vesta) and eucrite sub-group.
The falledit
The fall was witnessed by many and dozens of fragments were soon collected by naturalist Karl Schreibers.
The meteorite shower occurred on Sunday 22 May 1808, shortly before 06:00. The meteorites fell into an elliptic area (strewnfield) oriented north–south with height about 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) and width 4.8 kilometres (3.0 mi), into Stonařov and neighbouring villages (among them Otín, Cerekvička-Rosice, Dlouhá Brtnice, Hladov, Stará Říše). The event was witnessed by people on their way into the church. According to the local chronicle the fall took about 8 minutes and the number of meteorites was estimated to 200–300. No person was injured and no property was damaged.
Shortly after the fall Dr. Karl Schreibers, director of natural science collections in Vienna, arrived to the place, organized search for the fragments and thoroughly documented the event.
Sample distributionedit
Most of the 66 found fragments weight between 32–48 grams (1.1–1.7 oz) with the largest one having over 6 kilograms (13 lb). Total recovered weight was about 52 kilograms (115 lb). The stones found their way into museums all over the world. The largest fragment is stored in the Museum of Natural History in Vienna.
Literatureedit
Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and the Arts, volume XXV, 1810, published by William Nicholson: Analysis of the aerolite that fell on Stannern, Moravia, article by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, p. 54-59. Google books scan
For the 200th anniversary of the event Museum of Vysočina Region in Jihlava published proceedings about the Stonařov meteorite. The document contains, among others, contemporary records and complete list of places keeping the fragments.
Our Favorite Achondrites, Part 1 by the IMCA Board of Directors
Photo of one of the fragments
March 17, 2024
stannern, meteorite, stannern, meteorite, fell, 1808, into, moravian, village, stonařov, german, stannern, today, czech, republic, stannernsmall, fragmenttypeachondriteclassasteroidal, achondriteclanhed, meteoritegroupeucrite, mmict, parent, bodypossibly, vest. Stannern meteorite fell on May 22 1808 into the Moravian village Stonarov in German Stannern in today s Czech Republic StannernSmall fragmentTypeAchondriteClassAsteroidal achondriteClanHED meteoriteGroupEucrite mmict 1 Parent bodyPossibly 4 VestaCountryCzech RepublicRegionMoraviaCoordinates49 17 N 15 34 E 49 283 N 15 567 E 49 283 15 567 1 Observed fallYesFall date1808 05 22 1 TKW52 kilograms 115 lb 1 Strewn fieldYesOne of the Stannern meteorites oriented individual Contents 1 Classification 2 The fall 3 Sample distribution 4 Literature 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksClassification editThe meteorites were classified into the HED meteorite clan possibly from asteroid 4 Vesta and eucrite sub group The fall editThe fall was witnessed by many and dozens of fragments were soon collected by naturalist Karl Schreibers The meteorite shower occurred on Sunday 22 May 1808 shortly before 06 00 The meteorites fell into an elliptic area strewnfield oriented north south with height about 12 5 kilometres 7 8 mi and width 4 8 kilometres 3 0 mi into Stonarov and neighbouring villages among them Otin Cerekvicka Rosice Dlouha Brtnice Hladov Stara Rise The event was witnessed by people on their way into the church According to the local chronicle the fall took about 8 minutes and the number of meteorites was estimated to 200 300 No person was injured and no property was damaged Shortly after the fall Dr Karl Schreibers director of natural science collections in Vienna arrived to the place organized search for the fragments and thoroughly documented the event Sample distribution editMost of the 66 found fragments weight between 32 48 grams 1 1 1 7 oz with the largest one having over 6 kilograms 13 lb Total recovered weight was about 52 kilograms 115 lb The stones found their way into museums all over the world The largest fragment is stored in the Museum of Natural History in Vienna Literature editJournal of Natural Philosophy Chemistry and the Arts volume XXV 1810 published by William Nicholson Analysis of the aerolite that fell on Stannern Moravia article by Louis Nicolas Vauquelin p 54 59 Google books scan For the 200th anniversary of the event Museum of Vysocina Region in Jihlava published proceedings about the Stonarov meteorite The document contains among others contemporary records and complete list of places keeping the fragments See also editGlossary of meteoriticsReferences edit a b c d Meteoritical Bulletin Database StannernExternal links editComposition of the meteorite Short information about the event permanent dead link in Czech website of Czech Academy of Sciences List of the most known meteorites on area of the Czech Republic in Czech Our Favorite Achondrites Part 1 by the IMCA Board of Directors Photo of one of the fragments Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stannern meteorite amp oldid 1146704028, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
