Official Meteorite Fell

Aachen

Classification: L5 | Year: 1880

Key Facts

  • Aachen is an officially approved L5 meteorite.
  • Recovery type: Observed fall.
  • Year of fall or discovery: 1880.
  • Total recovered mass: 0.021 kg (21 g), which is about 21 paperclips.

Meteoritical Bulletin Registry Facts

Official NameAachen
Database Code / ID1
Approval StatusValid
Recovery TypeFell (Witnessed atmospheric fall)
ClassificationL5
Recovered Mass21 g
Human Comparisonabout 21 paperclips
Recovery Year1880
Country / TerritoryNot specified
Recovery Coordinates50.775, 6.08333
Official MetBull URLhttps://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=1

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@misc{meteorite_1,
  title = {Meteorite Aachen},
  author = {{What Nearly Hit Us Project}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whatnearlyhitus.com/meteorites/aachen/},
  note = {Official registry: Meteoritical Bulletin Database ID 1}
}