Aarhus (meteorite)

Aarhus
Memorial stone for the 300 g part found in Riis Skov. The contours of this piece is depicted.
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	H6
Country	Denmark
Region	Region Midtjylland
Coordinates	56°11′N 10°14′E / 56.183°N 10.233°E / 56.183; 10.233Coordinates: 56°11′N 10°14′E / 56.183°N 10.233°E / 56.183; 10.233
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	2 October 1951
Found date	2 October 1951
TKW	720g (300g and 420g)

Aarhus is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth on 2 October 1951 at 18:15 in Aarhus, Denmark. The meteor split just before the otherwise undramatic impact and two pieces were recovered. They are known as Aarhus I (at 300g) and Aarhus II (at 420g). Aarhus I was found in the small woodland of Riis Skov, just a few minutes after impact.

It is an H chondrite and belongs to the petrologic type 6, so it was assigned to the H6 group.