Natural world · Evidence-led place record
Mässing meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A Howardite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,600 g.
CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Listed/year1803
Oddness signal92/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceHowardite; Fell
The oddity, explained
Why is Mässing meteorite unusual?
Mässing meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 1803, classified Howardite. The published description says: A Howardite meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 1,600 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
Evidence and further exploration
The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.
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