L5 falls
Of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), 76 are classed L5, 7 % of the total; only three classes are more common. Their median recovered mass is 4.1 kg, against 2.9 kg for all falls. The heaviest is Homestead (230 kg, 1875). The earliest is Ploschkovitz in 1723. The most recent is Varre-Sai in 2010, one of two from that year.
Bright dots: L5 falls. Faint dots: every other observed fall. Bigger dots carry more recovered mass.
What the label says
L5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. It belongs to the l chondrites.
Most L5 falls are recorded in the United States (11), India (7), France (4), China (4). The busiest decade for the class is the 1970s, with 7 falls.
Every L5 fall
| Year | Fall | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1723 | Ploschkovitz | Czech Republic | 39 g |
| 1798 | Salles | France | 9 kg |
| 1819 | Pohlitz | Germany | 3 kg |
| 1825 | Honolulu | United States | 2.4 kg |
| 1838 | Chandakapur | India | 8.8 kg |
| 1839 | Little Piney | United States | 491 g |
| 1846 | Monte Milone | Italy | 3.1 kg |
| 1848 | Marmande | France | 3 kg |
| 1852 | Borkut | Ukraine | 7 kg |
| 1858 | Ausson | France | 50 kg |
| 1859 | Beuste | France | 2 kg |
| 1859 | Pampanga | Philippines | 11 kg |
| 1865 | Muddoor | India | 4.4 kg |
| 1867 | Tadjera | Algeria | 9 kg |
| 1869 | Yorktown (New York) | United States | 250 g |
| 1873 | Jhung | Pakistan | 5.9 kg |
| 1874 | Sevrukovo | Russia | 101 kg |
| 1875 | Homestead | United States | 230 kg |
| 1880 | Aachen | Germany | 21 g |
| 1880 | Wittekrantz | South Africa | 2.2 kg |
| 1882 | Fukutomi | Japan | 12 kg |
| 1889 | Ergheo | Somalia | 20 kg |
| 1890 | Farmington | United States | 89 kg |
| 1895 | Nagy-Borové | Slovakia | 6.1 kg |
| 1897 | Delhi | India | 0.8 g |
| 1901 | Chervettaz | Switzerland | 705 g |
| 1902 | Crumlin | United Kingdom | 4.3 kg |
| 1903 | Menziswyl | Switzerland | 29 g |
| 1904 | Shelburne | Canada | 19 kg |
| 1906 | Blackwell | United States | 2.4 kg |
| 1907 | Domanitch | Turkey | 438 g |
| 1910 | Mirzapur | India | 8.5 kg |
| 1913 | Banswal | India | 14 g |
| 1914 | Ryechki | Ukraine | 13 kg |
| 1918 | Tané | Japan | 905 g |
| 1922 | Tjerebon | Indonesia | 17 kg |
| 1925 | Renca | Argentina | 300 g |
| 1926 | Lua | India | 9.2 kg |
| 1929 | Khmelevka | Russia | 6.1 kg |
| 1933 | Chajari | Argentina | 18 kg |
| 1934 | Sazovice | Czech Republic | 412 g |
| 1937 | Mabwe-Khoywa | Myanmar | 540 g |
| 1941 | Black Moshannan Park | United States | 705 g |
| 1941 | Phuoc-Binh | Vietnam | 11 kg |
| 1945 | Fuhe | China | 23 kg |
| 1947 | Reliegos | Spain | 17 kg |
| 1950 | Monte das Fortes | Portugal | 4.9 kg |
| 1951 | Elenovka | Ukraine | 55 kg |
| 1955 | Messina | Italy | 2.4 kg |
| 1961 | Kulak | Pakistan | 454 g |
| 1963 | Ohuma | Nigeria | 7.7 kg |
| 1965 | Barwell | United Kingdom | 44 kg |
| 1965 | Taonan | China | 3.9 kg |
| 1966 | Umm Ruaba | Sudan | 1.7 kg |
| 1967 | Vilna | Canada | 0.1 g |
| 1970 | Malakal | South Sudan | 2 kg |
| 1972 | Guibga | Burkina Faso | 288 g |
| 1972 | Valera | Venezuela | 50 kg |
| 1976 | Grefsheim | Norway | 46 g |
| 1977 | Innisfree | Canada | 4.6 kg |
| 1978 | Lishui | China | 498 g |
| 1979 | Cilimus | Indonesia | 1.6 kg |
| 1983 | Rahimyar Khan | Pakistan | 67 kg |
| 1988 | Palca de Aparzo | Argentina | 1.4 kg |
| 1989 | Sixiangkou | China | 630 g |
| 1991 | Campos Sales | Brazil | 24 kg |
| 1991 | Mount Tazerzait | Niger | 110 kg |
| 1994 | Baszkówka | Poland | 16 kg |
| 1996 | Turtle Lake | United States | 89 g |
| 1997 | Worden | United States | 1.6 kg |
| 2003 | Ouadangou | Burkina Faso | 4.4 kg |
| 2003 | Park Forest | United States | 18 kg |
| 2006 | Jodiya | India | 100 g |
| 2008 | Daule | Ecuador | 6.6 kg |
| 2010 | Mifflin | United States | 3.6 kg |
| 2010 | Varre-Sai | Brazil | 2.5 kg |