Silistra
Seen to fall in 1917 in Romania · 0.1 g recovered · Achondrite-ung
Silistra is one of the smallest recoveries in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013): only two falls were logged with less. It is the only fall in the record classed Achondrite-ung. It is one of 19 other achondrites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Other achondrites
- Recorded position
- 44.117° N, 27.267° E
The map is centred on Silistra. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Silistra is Rasgrad, 90 km to the south-west. Within 250 km lie five other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rasgrad | 1740 | Unclassified stone | 25 kg | 90 km south-west |
| 2 | Pleşcoi | 2008 | L5-6 | 6.9 kg | 136 km north |
| 3 | Pavel | 1966 | H5 | 3 kg | 158 km south-west |
| 4 | Konovo | 1931 | LL5 | 90 g | 199 km south-west |
| 5 | Gumoschnik | 1904 | H5 | 5.7 kg | 247 km south-west |
| 6 | Buschhof | 1863 | L6 | 5 kg | 284 km north-west |
What Achondrite-ung means
Achondrite-ung is the label for an achondrite that fits no recognised group.
Silistra in Romania’s record
Silistra is the lightest of the nine falls recorded in Romania. In date order Silistra is number 6 of the 9 falls recorded in Romania, which run from 1852 to 2008. The fall recorded before Silistra in Romania is Mocs (1882); the next is Sopot (1927).
The 1910s
Silistra is one of 65 falls dated to the 1910s. Elsewhere, the record lists nine other falls in 1917, among them Colby (Wisconsin) in the United States, Nan Yang Pao in China, Strathmore in the United Kingdom.