Neuschwanstein (meteorite)

Neuschwanstein meteorite
Neuschwanstein meteorite
	Neuschwanstein I fragment of the Neuschwanstein meteorite (1705 grams).
Type	Chondrite
Class	Enstatite chondrite
Group	EL6
Country	Germany
Region	Neuschwanstein Castle Bavaria
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	2002-04-06
TKW	6 kilograms (13 lb)
	Computer graphics based on visual observation of the meteorite.
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Neuschwanstein was an enstatite chondrite (type EL6) meteorite that fell to Earth on 6 April 2002 at 22:20:18 GMT near Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, at the Germany–Austria border.

The original meteorite burst into several fragments at a height of about 22 kilometers (14 miles) above the ground. The fragments descended on an area of several square kilometers. Three fragments were recovered with a total mass of about 6 kilograms (13 lb). Neuschwanstein was the first meteorite in Germany, and the fourth in the world, that was monitored by one of the world's fireball networks, namely by the European Fireball Network. Photographing the meteor simultaneously from several locations allowed accurate reconstruction of its trajectory.^[2]^[3]

^ Schweidler, Florian (August 2002). "The fireball from April 6, 2002". Sterne und Weltraum. 8: 52.
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[fs-06042002-1] Schweidler, Florian (August 2002). "The fireball from April 6, 2002". Sterne und Weltraum. 8: 52.

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Neuschwanstein (meteorite)

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