Juvinas
Seen to fall in 1821 in France · 91 kg recovered · Eucrite-mmict
Juvinas is the fourth-heaviest of the 58 falls recorded in France. It recovered the most mass of the 23 falls dated to the 1820s.
- Recorded position
- 44.717° N, 4.300° E
The map is centred on Juvinas. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Juvinas is Mornans, 67 km to the east. Within 250 km lie 17 other recorded falls.
What Eucrite-mmict means
Eucrite-mmict is the label for a eucrite, a basaltic rock from the crust of a melted parent body. Juvinas carries about 43 times the median recovered mass of Eucrite-mmict falls. By recovered mass Juvinas ranks second of the 18 Eucrite-mmict falls. The nearest other Eucrite-mmict fall is Alby sur Chéran in France, 182 km away. In date order among Eucrite-mmict falls, the one before Juvinas is Jonzac (1819, France) and the one after is Haraiya (1878, India).
Juvinas in France’s record
In date order Juvinas is number 17 of the 58 falls recorded in France, which run from 1491 to 2002. The fall recorded before Juvinas in France is Jonzac (1819); the next is Épinal (1822).