Ploschkovitz
Seen to fall in 1723 in the Czech Republic · 39 g recovered · L5
Only 14 falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Ploschkovitz. It is the lightest of the 15 falls recorded in the Czech Republic. It is the earliest of the 76 L5 falls.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 50.533° N, 14.117° E
The map is centred on Ploschkovitz. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Ploschkovitz is Lissa, 64 km to the south-east. Within 250 km lie 18 other recorded falls.
What L5 means
L5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Ploschkovitz ranks 71st of the 76 L5 falls. The nearest other L5 fall is Pohlitz in Germany, 146 km away. In date order among L5 falls, the one after is Salles (1798, France).
Ploschkovitz in the Czech Republic’s record
Ploschkovitz is the second-earliest of the 15 falls recorded in the Czech Republic. The fall recorded before Ploschkovitz in the Czech Republic is Elbogen (1399); the next is Tabor (1753).
Before 1800
Ploschkovitz is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside the Czech Republic is dated 1723 in the record.