Ensisheim
Seen to fall in 1491 in France · 127 kg recovered · LL6
Only three falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Ensisheim. It is the earliest and third-heaviest of the 58 falls recorded in France.
- Group
- LL chondrites
- Recorded position
- 47.867° N, 7.350° E
The map is centred on Ensisheim. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Ensisheim is Épinal, 75 km to the north-west. Within 250 km lie 13 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Épinal | 1822 | H5 | 277 g | 75 km north-west |
| 2 | Utzenstorf | 1928 | H5 | 3.4 kg | 85 km south |
| 3 | Ortenau | 1671 | Unclassified stone | 4.5 kg | 85 km north-east |
| 4 | Ulmiz | 1926 | L | 77 g | 104 km south |
| 5 | Menziswyl | 1903 | L5 | 29 g | 117 km south |
| 6 | Ornans | 1868 | CO3.4 | 6 kg | 123 km south-west |
What LL6 means
LL6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron and low metal, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. Ensisheim is the earliest and second-heaviest of the 41 LL6 falls. Ensisheim carries about 42 times the median recovered mass of LL6 falls. The nearest other LL6 fall is St. Mesmin in France, 262 km away. In date order among LL6 falls, the one after is Borgo San Donino (1808, Italy).
Ensisheim in France’s record
The next fall recorded in France is Mount Vaisi, in 1637.
Before 1800
Ensisheim recovered the most mass of the 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside France is dated 1491 in the record.