Stannern
Seen to fall in 1808 in the Czech Republic · 52 kg recovered · Eucrite-mmict
Stannern is the second-heaviest of the 15 falls recorded in the Czech Republic. It is the earliest of the 18 Eucrite-mmict falls.
- Recorded position
- 49.283° N, 15.567° E
The map is centred on Stannern. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Stannern is Tabor, 68 km to the west. Within 250 km lie 20 other recorded falls.
What Eucrite-mmict means
Eucrite-mmict is the label for a eucrite, a basaltic rock from the crust of a melted parent body. Stannern carries about 25 times the median recovered mass of Eucrite-mmict falls. By recovered mass Stannern ranks third of the 18 Eucrite-mmict falls. The nearest other Eucrite-mmict fall is Alby sur Chéran in France, 813 km away. In date order among Eucrite-mmict falls, the one after is Jonzac (1819, France).
Stannern in the Czech Republic’s record
In date order Stannern is number 4 (shared with a fall of the same year) of the 15 falls recorded in the Czech Republic, which run from 1399 to 2000. The fall recorded before Stannern in the Czech Republic is Lissa (1808); the next is Zebrak (1824).
The 1800s
Stannern is one of 16 falls dated to the 1800s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1808: Borgo San Donino in Italy, Moradabad in India.