Angers (meteorite)
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| Angers | |
|---|---|
| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Ordinary chondrite |
| Group | L6 |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Coordinates | 47°22′N 0°33′W / 47.367°N 0.550°W[1] |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | 3 June 1822 |
Angers is an L6 ordinary chondrite meteorite[1] that fell in Pays de la Loire, France, at 8:15 PM on 3 June 1822.[2][3] The meteorite has since been stored at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle d'Angers, a French natural history museum, alongside the L'Aigle meteorite which struck France 19 years earlier, on 26 April 1803.[4]
