Puneet Varma (Editor)

Monte Milone (meteorite)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
Group
  
L5

Region
  
Country
  
Observed fall
  
Yes

Monte Milone is meteorite that fell in 1846 in central Italy.

Contents

History

Monte Milone fell on 8 May 1846, in Pollenza in the central Italian region of Marche. It was found by the mineralogist Giovanni Strüver and then bought and described by Monsignor Lavinio de' Medici Spada(1846).

Composition and classification

It is a L5 type ordinary chondrite.

References

Monte Milone (meteorite) Wikipedia


Similar Topics