Mount Vaisi
Seen to fall in 1637 in France · 17 kg recovered · Unclassified stone
Only nine falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Mount Vaisi. It is the second-earliest of the 58 falls recorded in France.
- Group
- Unclassified stones
- Recorded position
- 44.083° N, 6.867° E
The map is centred on Mount Vaisi. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Mount Vaisi is Laborel, 105 km to the west. Within 250 km lie 13 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laborel | 1871 | H5 | 3.8 kg | 105 km west |
| 2 | Apt | 1803 | L6 | 3.2 kg | 121 km west |
| 3 | Torino | 1988 | H6 | 977 g | 126 km north-east |
| 4 | Aubres | 1836 | Aubrite | 800 g | 139 km west |
| 5 | Lancon | 1897 | H6 | 7 kg | 145 km west |
| 6 | Mornans | 1875 | H5 | 1.3 kg | 149 km north-west |
What Unclassified stone means
Unclassified stone is the label for a stony meteorite that was never assigned to a group. By recovered mass Mount Vaisi ranks third of the 23 Unclassified stone falls. The nearest other Unclassified stone fall is Rivolta de Bassi in Italy, 261 km away. In date order among Unclassified stone falls, the one before Mount Vaisi is Hatford (1628, the United Kingdom) and the one after is Ortenau (1671, Germany).
Mount Vaisi in France’s record
By recovered mass Mount Vaisi comes 14th of 58 there. The fall recorded before Mount Vaisi in France is Ensisheim (1491); the next is Luponnas (1753).
Before 1800
Mount Vaisi is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside France is dated 1637 in the record.