Ski
Seen to fall in 1848 in Norway · 850 g recovered · L6
Ski is the earliest and third-heaviest of the nine falls recorded in Norway. It is the heaviest of the two L6 falls recorded in Norway.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 59.733° N, 10.867° E
The map is centred on Ski. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Ski is Moss, 35 km to the south. Within 250 km lie six other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moss | 2006 | CO3.6 | 3.8 kg | 35 km south |
| 2 | Grefsheim | 1976 | L5 | 46 g | 104 km north |
| 3 | Oterøy | 1928 | L6 | 246 g | 126 km south-west |
| 4 | Tromøy | 1950 | H | 357 g | 181 km south-west |
| 5 | Trysil | 1927 | L/LL6 | 640 g | 191 km north-east |
| 6 | Ställdalen | 1876 | H5 | 34 kg | 229 km east |
What L6 means
L6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Ski ranks 186th of the 254 L6 falls. The nearest other L6 fall is Oterøy in Norway, 126 km away. In date order among L6 falls, the one before Ski is Castine (1848, the United States) and the one after is Quincay (1851, France).
Ski in Norway’s record
The next fall recorded in Norway is Tysnes Island, in 1884.
The 1840s
Ski is one of 29 falls dated to the 1840s. Elsewhere, the record lists three other falls in 1848: Marmande in France, Dharwar in India, Castine in the United States.