Olivenza
Seen to fall in 1924 in Spain · 150 kg recovered · LL5
Olivenza is the heaviest of the 22 falls recorded in Spain. It recovered the most mass of the 68 falls dated to the 1920s. Juromenha came down only 18 km to the west, in 1968.
- Group
- LL chondrites
- Recorded position
- 38.717° N, 7.067° W
The map is centred on Olivenza. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie seven other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juromenha | 1968 | Iron, IIIAB | 25 kg | 18 km west |
| 2 | Portugal | 1796 | Unclassified stone | 4.5 kg | 85 km west |
| 3 | Guareña | 1892 | H6 | 39 kg | 91 km east |
| 4 | Monte das Fortes | 1950 | L5 | 4.9 kg | 129 km south-west |
| 5 | Ojuelos Altos | 1926 | L6 | 5.8 kg | 157 km east |
| 6 | Ourique | 1998 | H4 | 20 kg | 163 km south-west |
What LL5 means
LL5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron and low metal, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. Olivenza carries about 83 times the median recovered mass of LL5 falls. By recovered mass Olivenza ranks second of the 19 LL5 falls. The nearest other LL5 fall is Aldsworth in the United Kingdom, 1,510 km away. In date order among LL5 falls, the one before Olivenza is Nyirábrany (1914, Hungary) and the one after is Paragould (1930, the United States).
Olivenza in Spain’s record
In date order Olivenza is number 16 of the 22 falls recorded in Spain, which run from 1773 to 2007. The fall recorded before Olivenza in Spain is Quesa (1898); the next is Chaves (1925).