Natural world · Evidence-led place record
St. Denis Westrem meteorite
Recorded meteorite landing
A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 700 g.
CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Listed/year1855
Oddness signal92/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceL6; Fell
The oddity, explained
Why is St. Denis Westrem meteorite unusual?
St. Denis Westrem meteorite is in NASA’s Meteorite Landings catalogue as an observed fall in 1855, classified L6. The published description says: A L6 meteorite recorded as an observed fall with a recorded mass of 700 g. The plotted point is a scientific record, not a public entrance or evidence that a specimen remains there.
53 km away
MS Herald of Free Enterprise
Belgiumpassenger and car ferry that capsized at Zeebrugge in March 1987Explore this place
64 km away
Neeltje Jans
Netherlandsartificial island on the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier in the municipality of Veere in the NetherlandsExplore this place
72 km away
Kemmel command bunker
Belgiumcommand bunker of the Belgian Army during the Cold WarExplore this place37 km away
Schelde Delta UNESCO Global Geopark
BE,NLVisit one of over 100 drowned villages—the highest concentration in Europe. Traces of these lost settlements prompt reflection on the fragility of human life in the face of…Explore this placeEvidence 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.
Inspect the original evidence source ↗