events
The Ensisheim meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, strikes the Earth in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France.
Related Wikipedia articles
Ensisheim meteorite
Stony meteorite which landed outside Ensisheim in present-day Alsace, France (1492)
The Ensisheim meteorite is a stony meteorite that fell on November 7, 1492 in a wheat field outside the walled town of Ensisheim in then Alsace, Further Germany. The meteorite can still be seen in Ensisheim's museum, the sixteenth-century Musée de la Régence. It is the oldest…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Meteorite
Solid debris from outer space that hits a planetary surface
A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the atmospheric gases cause it to heat up and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Wheat
Genus of grass cultivated for grain
Wheat is a group of wild and domesticated grasses of the genus Triticum. They are cultivated for their cereal grains, which are staple foods around the world. Well-known wheat species and hybrids include the most widely grown common wheat, spelt, durum, emmer, einkorn, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ensisheim
Commune in Grand Est, France
Ensisheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is also the birthplace of the composer Léon Boëllmann. The Germanic origins of the village's name reflect the area's history.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Alsace
Region of France
Alsace is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in the Grand Est administrative region of northeastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine, next to Germany and Switzerland. In January 2021, it had a population of 1,919,745. Alsatian culture is characterized by…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)