| Oesel | |
|---|---|
| Type | Stone |
| Class | L chondrite |
| Group | L6 |
| Country | Estonia |
| Region | Merise, Saaremaa |
| Coordinates | 58°29′30″N 22°08′00″E / 58.49167°N 22.13333°E |
| Fall date | May 11, 1855 |
| Found date | May 11, 1855 |
| Alternative names | Kaande, Kaanda |
The Oesel meteorite, also known as the Kaande meteorite (Estonian: Kaande meteoriit) or Kaanda meteorite, was a meteorite that fell in the village of Merise on the island of Saaremaa (formerly known as Oesel), Estonia, in 1855.
On May 11, 1855, a meteorite shower occurred, after which meteorite fragments were found on land belonging to the Kaanda farm in the village of Merise. The Oesel meteorite is a common stony meteorite, and it contains characteristic olivine-hypersthene chondrites up to 0.25 millimeters (0.0098 in) in diameter. It had a mass of 6 kilograms (13 lb). This is the first meteorite in Estonia for which eyewitness descriptions have survived.