Maribo
Seen to fall in 2009 in Denmark · 26 g recovered · CM2
Maribo is the most recent of the three falls recorded in Denmark. It is one of 44 carbonaceous chondrites among the observed falls.
- Recorded position
- 54.762° N, 11.467° E
The map is centred on Maribo. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Maribo is Mern, 50 km to the north-east. Within 250 km lie 10 other recorded falls.
What CM2 means
CM2 is the label for a carbonaceous chondrite of the CM (Mighei type) group, petrologic type 2, strongly water-altered. Maribo is the most recent of the 15 CM2 falls. Maribo has the smallest recovered mass of the 15 CM2 falls. The nearest other CM2 fall is Pollen in Norway, 1,296 km away. In date order among CM2 falls, the one before Maribo is Sayama (1986, Japan).
Maribo in Denmark’s record
By recovered mass Maribo comes third of 3 there. The fall recorded before Maribo in Denmark is Aarhus, in 1951.
The 2000s
Maribo is one of 58 falls dated to the 2000s. Elsewhere, the record lists four other falls in 2009, among them Ash Creek in the United States, Jesenice in Slovenia, Whetstone Mountains in the United States.