Luotolax
Seen to fall in 1813 in Finland · 885 g recovered · Howardite
Luotolax is the earliest and lightest of the five falls recorded in Finland. It is the only Howardite fall recorded in Finland.
- Recorded position
- 61.200° N, 27.700° E
The map is centred on Luotolax. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Luotolax is St. Michel, 57 km to the north-west. Within 250 km lie three other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Michel | 1910 | L6 | 17 kg | 57 km north-west |
| 2 | Bjurböle | 1899 | L/LL4 | 330 kg | 136 km south-west |
| 3 | Marjalahti | 1902 | Pallasite, PMG | 45 kg | 153 km east |
| 4 | Hvittis | 1901 | EL6 | 14 kg | 269 km west |
| 5 | Pillistfer | 1863 | EL6 | 23 kg | 302 km south |
| 6 | Haverö | 1971 | Ureilite | 1.5 kg | 324 km west |
What Howardite means
Howardite is the label for a howardite, a broken-up mix of eucrite and diogenite material. By recovered mass Luotolax ranks eighth of the 16 Howardite falls. The nearest other Howardite fall is Jodzie in Lithuania, 641 km away. In date order among Howardite falls, the one before Luotolax is Mässing (1803, Germany) and the one after is Le Teilleul (1845, France).
Luotolax in Finland’s record
The next fall recorded in Finland is Bjurböle, in 1899.
The 1810s
Luotolax is one of 24 falls dated to the 1810s. Elsewhere, the record lists one other fall in 1813: Limerick in Ireland.