Schellin
Seen to fall in 1715 in Poland · 7 kg recovered · L
Only 13 falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Schellin. It is the earliest of the 10 falls recorded in Poland.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 53.350° N, 15.050° E
The map is centred on Schellin. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Schellin is Grzempach, 119 km to the south-east. Within 250 km lie seven other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grzempach | 1910 | H5 | 690 g | 119 km south-east |
| 2 | Menow | 1862 | H4 | 11 kg | 128 km west |
| 3 | Linum | 1854 | L6 | 1.9 kg | 158 km south-west |
| 4 | Grüneberg | 1841 | H4 | 1 kg | 160 km south |
| 5 | Trebbin | 1988 | LL6 | 1.2 kg | 179 km south-west |
| 6 | Ratyn | 1880 | Unclassified stone | 910 g | 235 km south-east |
What L means
L is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron; no petrologic type is recorded. By recovered mass Schellin ranks second of the 10 L falls. The nearest other L fall is Ulmiz in Switzerland, 905 km away. In date order among L falls, the one before Schellin is Minamino (1632, Japan) and the one after is Mulletiwu (1795, Sri Lanka).
Schellin in Poland’s record
By recovered mass Schellin comes fourth of 10 there. The next fall recorded in Poland is Bialystok, in 1827.
Before 1800
Schellin is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside Poland is dated 1715 in the record.