description Mocs Overview
Mocs is an L6 ordinary chondrite that fell in 1882 near Mocs, in territory now belonging to Romania. The event produced a broad shower from which hundreds of individual stones were reportedly recovered, making it a well-represented historic fall. Its L classification denotes an ordinary chondrite group with relatively low total iron, while type 6 records substantial thermal metamorphism that recrystallized much of the material within its parent asteroid.
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Mocs ranks #63 of 213 in the Meteorite ranking, behind Krymka, ahead of Springwater.
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How good is Mocs?
Mocs scores 8.25/10 (Great) on Lunoo, making it a well-rated option in the Meteorite category. Major historic L6 shower, many stones recovered, strong European fall reputation.
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See our alternatives page for Mocs for a ranked list with scores. Top alternatives include: Allende, Murchison, Hoba.
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Is Mocs worth it in 2026?
With a score of 8.25/10, Mocs is highly rated in Meteorite. See all Meteorite ranked.
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