Saint-Séverin
Seen to fall in 1966 in France · 271 kg recovered · LL6
Saint-Séverin has the 17th-largest recovered mass of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). It is the heaviest of the 58 falls recorded in France, and of the 41 LL6 falls.
- Group
- LL chondrites
- Recorded position
- 45.300° N, 0.233° E
The map is centred on Saint-Séverin. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Saint-Séverin is Jonzac, 55 km to the west. Within 250 km lie 22 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonzac | 1819 | Eucrite-mmict | 5 kg | 55 km west |
| 2 | St. Caprais-de-Quinsac | 1883 | L6 | 360 g | 63 km south |
| 3 | Marmande | 1848 | L5 | 3 kg | 89 km south |
| 4 | Galapian | 1826 | H6 | 133 g | 112 km south |
| 5 | Agen | 1814 | H5 | 30 kg | 124 km south |
| 6 | Mascombes | 1836 | L6 | 1 kg | 128 km east |
What LL6 means
LL6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron and low metal, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. The nearest other LL6 fall is St. Mesmin in France, 449 km away. In date order among LL6 falls, the one before Saint-Séverin is Karatu (1963, Tanzania) and the one after is San Pedro Jacuaro (1968, Mexico).
Saint-Séverin in France’s record
In date order Saint-Séverin is number 56 of the 58 falls recorded in France, which run from 1491 to 2002. The fall recorded before Saint-Séverin in France is Granes (1964); the next is Chitenay (1978).
The 1960s
Saint-Séverin is one of 57 falls dated to the 1960s. Elsewhere, the record lists three other falls in 1966: Seoni in India, Pavel in Bulgaria, Umm Ruaba in Sudan.