Lancé meteorite (NHMW-Min A957-A958-A958a-A959)

Description

With a total of 45 kg, these four fragments of the Lancé meteorite represent most of the mass available. On July 23, 1872, at 5:20 pm, two loud explosions were heard by the inhabitants of the Centre-Val de Loire region (France). Some eye-witnesses report on the observation of two fireballs. This large, nicely oriented, stone was recovered two days after the fall, in a hole about 1.60 m deep. The Lancé meteorite can be seen in Hall 5 of the NHM Vienna in the large showcase 48, one of the fragments is on display in the central showcase 54. **Meteorite**: Lancé (Carbonaceous chondrite/CO3.5) **Inventory number**: NHMW-Min A957-A958-A958a-A959 **Collection**: Natural History Museum Vienna, Dept. of Mineralogy & Petrography, Meteorite Coll. (curator: Ludovic Ferrière) Find out more about the NHMW [here](http://www.nhm-wien.ac.at/en) Scanned and edited by Viola Winkler (NHMW). Platform added digitally. Text by Ludovic Ferrière (NHMW) Scanner: Artec Leo. Infrastructure funded by the FFG.