Oesel meteorite
| Oesel | |
|---|---|
| Type | Stone |
| Class | L chondrite |
| Group | L6 |
| Country | Estonia |
| Region | Merise, Saaremaa |
| Coordinates | 58°29′30″N 22°08′00″E / 58.49167°N 22.13333°E |
| Fall date | May 11, 1855 |
| Found date | May 11, 1855 |
| Alternative names | Kaande, Kaanda |
The Oesel meteorite, also known as the Kaande meteorite (Estonian: Kaande meteoriit) or Kaanda meteorite, was a meteorite that fell in the village of Merise on the island of Saaremaa (formerly known as Oesel), Estonia, in 1855.[1][2][3]
On May 11, 1855, a meteorite shower occurred, after which meteorite fragments were found on land belonging to the Kaanda farm in the village of Merise. The Oesel meteorite is a common stony meteorite,[2] and it contains characteristic olivine-hypersthene chondrites up to 0.25 millimeters (0.0098 in) in diameter.[2] It had a mass of 6 kilograms (13 lb).[4] This is the first meteorite in Estonia for which eyewitness descriptions have survived.[3]
References
- ^ Goebel, Adolph (1856). "Untersuchung eines am 29 Apr./11 Mai 1855 auf Oesel niedergefallenen Meteorsteins". Archiv für die Naturkunde Liv-, Ehst- und Kurlands. 1: 447–482. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c Tiirmaa, Reet (1996). Catalogue of Meteorites in the Estonian Collection (PDF). Tallinn: Estonian Academy of Sciences, Commission of Meteoritics. pp. 3, 18. ISBN 9985-50-123-3. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ a b Lember, Ain (May 17, 2018). "Kaanda järv võib peita endas meteoriidikraatrit". Saarte Hääl. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
- ^ "Oesel". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved December 4, 2025.