H chondrites
Of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), 345 are h chondrites: ordinary chondrites with high total iron. The same dataset holds 13,237 complete find records of this group, so seen falls make up 2.5 % of its records. Median recovered mass of the falls: 3.2 kg. The heaviest is Jilin (4 tonnes, 1976). The earliest is Vago in 1668. The most recent is Košice in 2010, one of two from that year.
Bright dots: falls in this group. Faint dots: all other observed falls.
Classes inside the group
| Class | Falls | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| H5 | 159 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body |
| H6 | 91 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body |
| H4 | 50 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 4, mildly heated on its parent body |
| H | 13 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron; no petrologic type is recorded |
| H4/5 | 6 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 4 or 5 (between the two) |
| H3-5 | 5 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 3 to 5 |
| H5-6 | 3 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 5 to 6 |
| H4-5 | 2 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 4 to 5 |
| H3.8 | 2 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture |
| H4-6 | 2 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 4 to 6 |
| H3/4 | 2 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 3 or 4 (between the two) |
| H3-6 | 2 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 3 to 6 |
| H4-an | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 4, mildly heated on its parent body, recorded as anomalous |
| H5-7 | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 5 to 7 |
| H3 | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture |
| H3.7 | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture |
| H? | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron; no petrologic type is recorded |
| H5/6 | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 5 or 6 (between the two) |
| H3-4 | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 3 to 4 |
| H3.4 | 1 | an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture |
When they fell
The 1930s hold the most falls of this group: 26.
The 40 heaviest
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Jilin | H5 | China | 4 tonnes |
| 1998 | Kunya-Urgench | H5 | Turkmenistan | 1.1 tonnes |
| 1887 | Ochansk | H4 | Russia | 500 kg |
| 1868 | Pultusk | H5 | Poland | 250 kg |
| 1998 | Zag | H3-6 | Morocco | 175 kg |
| 1884 | Djati-Pengilon | H6 | Indonesia | 166 kg |
| 1890 | Forest City | H5 | United States | 152 kg |
| 1918 | Glasatovo | H4 | Russia | 152 kg |
| 1807 | Weston | H4 | United States | 150 kg |
| 1967 | Wiluna | H5 | Australia | 150 kg |
| 1923 | Montferré | H5 | France | 149 kg |
| 1858 | Molina | H5 | Spain | 144 kg |
| 1850 | Kesen | H4 | Japan | 135 kg |
| 1919 | Bur-Gheluai | H5 | Somalia | 120 kg |
| 1938 | Zhovtnevyi | H6 | Ukraine | 107 kg |
| 2007 | Chergach | H5 | Mali | 100 kg |
| 1997 | Juancheng | H5 | China | 100 kg |
| 1983 | Kidairat | H6 | Sudan | 100 kg |
| 2008 | Tamdakht | H5 | Morocco | 100 kg |
| 1918 | Richardton | H5 | United States | 90 kg |
| 1869 | Kernouve | H6 | France | 80 kg |
| 1977 | Xingyang | H6 | China | 76 kg |
| 1920 | Merua | H5 | India | 71 kg |
| 1998 | Portales Valley | H6 | United States | 71 kg |
| 2007 | Mahadevpur | H4/5 | India | 71 kg |
| 1807 | Timochin | H5 | Russia | 66 kg |
| 1934 | Farmville | H4 | United States | 56 kg |
| 1813 | Limerick | H5 | Ireland | 50 kg |
| 1978 | Nuevo Mercurio | H5 | Mexico | 50 kg |
| 1986 | Wuan | H6 | China | 50 kg |
| 1939 | Dresden (Ontario) | H6 | Canada | 48 kg |
| 2002 | Thuathe | H4/5 | Lesotho | 45 kg |
| 1976 | Dhajala | H3.8 | India | 45 kg |
| 2008 | Buzzard Coulee | H4 | Canada | 41 kg |
| 1929 | Olmedilla de Alarcón | H5 | Spain | 40 kg |
| 1989 | Sivas | H6 | Turkey | 40 kg |
| 1903 | Uberaba | H5 | Brazil | 40 kg |
| 1892 | Guareña | H6 | Spain | 39 kg |
| 1981 | Gursum | H4/5 | Ethiopia | 35 kg |
| 1866 | Cangas de Onis | H5 | Spain | 34 kg |