Stannern Meteorite (NHMW-MIN-A135)

3D Model

3D scan of the Stannern meteorite. On May 22, 1808, after a series of loud explosions, some 200–300 stones fell from the sky near Stannern/Stonařov, in the Czech Republic. It is part of the extensive collection of minerals from the estate of the merchant Jakob Friedrich van der Nüll (1750-1823) acquired by the then Imperial and Royal Court Natural History Cabinet (today’s NHMW) in 1827. It has a size of 5.5 × 5.5 × 3 cm.

Inventory number: NHMW-MIN-A135

Collection: Natural History Museum Vienna, Department of Mineralogy and Petrography, Meteorite Collection (curator: Andrea Patzer)

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Scanned and edited by Viola Winkler (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider.

This object was digitized with funding from the “Kulturerbe digital” program of the Federal Ministry Republic of Austria for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport.