Haverö
Seen to fall in 1971 in Finland · 1.5 kg recovered · Ureilite
Haverö is the most recent of the five falls recorded in Finland. It is one of 19 other achondrites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Other achondrites
- Recorded position
- 60.246° N, 22.062° E
The map is centred on Haverö. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Haverö is Hvittis, 110 km to the north. Within 250 km lie four other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hvittis | 1901 | EL6 | 14 kg | 110 km north |
| 2 | Oesel | 1855 | L6 | 6 kg | 201 km south |
| 3 | Bjurböle | 1899 | L/LL4 | 330 kg | 206 km east |
| 4 | Hessle | 1869 | H5 | 20 kg | 248 km west |
| 5 | Pillistfer | 1863 | EL6 | 23 kg | 272 km south-east |
| 6 | St. Michel | 1910 | L6 | 17 kg | 318 km north-east |
What Ureilite means
Ureilite is the label for a ureilite, a carbon-bearing achondrite of olivine and pyroxene. By recovered mass Haverö ranks second of the 4 Ureilite falls. The nearest other Ureilite fall is Novo-Urei in Russia, 1,540 km away. In date order among Ureilite falls, the one before Haverö is Lahrauli (1955, India).
Haverö in Finland’s record
By recovered mass Haverö comes fourth of 5 there. The fall recorded before Haverö in Finland is St. Michel, in 1910.
The 1970s
Haverö is one of 57 falls dated to the 1970s. Elsewhere, the record lists six other falls in 1971, among them Kabo in Nigeria, Shuangyang in China, Anlong in China.