LL6 falls
Of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), 41 are classed LL6, 4 % of the total; only five classes are more common. Their median recovered mass is 3 kg, against 2.9 kg for all falls. The heaviest is Saint-Séverin (271 kg, 1966). The earliest is Ensisheim in 1491. The most recent is Sulagiri in 2008.
Bright dots: LL6 falls. Faint dots: every other observed fall. Bigger dots carry more recovered mass.
What the label says
LL6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron and low metal, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. It belongs to the ll chondrites.
Most LL6 falls are recorded in the United States (6), India (6), Morocco (4), China (3). The busiest decade for the class is the 1930s, with 7 falls.
Every LL6 fall
| Year | Fall | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1491 | Ensisheim | France | 127 kg |
| 1808 | Borgo San Donino | Italy | 1.7 kg |
| 1834 | Okniny | Ukraine | 12 kg |
| 1840 | Karakol | Kazakhstan | 3 kg |
| 1853 | Segowlie | India | 6.9 kg |
| 1860 | Dhurmsala | India | 32 kg |
| 1863 | Manbhoom | India | 1.7 kg |
| 1866 | St. Mesmin | France | 8.3 kg |
| 1871 | Bandong | Indonesia | 12 kg |
| 1876 | Vavilovka | Ukraine | 1.9 kg |
| 1889 | Jelica | Serbia | 34 kg |
| 1896 | Ottawa | United States | 840 g |
| 1902 | Caratash | Turkey | 8 g |
| 1905 | Tomakovka | Ukraine | 600 g |
| 1914 | Appley Bridge | United Kingdom | 15 kg |
| 1931 | Yukan | China | 4.8 kg |
| 1932 | Douar Mghila | Morocco | 1.2 kg |
| 1933 | Athens | United States | 265 g |
| 1933 | Cherokee Springs | United States | 8.4 kg |
| 1934 | Mangwendi | Zimbabwe | 22 kg |
| 1938 | Bloomington | United States | 68 g |
| 1938 | Chicora | United States | 303 g |
| 1945 | Meru | Kenya | 6 kg |
| 1949 | Benton | Canada | 2.8 kg |
| 1952 | Galim (a) | Cameroon | 36 g |
| 1952 | Min-Fan-Zhun | China | 5.5 kg |
| 1963 | Karatu | Tanzania | 2.2 kg |
| 1966 | Saint-Séverin | France | 271 kg |
| 1968 | San Pedro Jacuaro | Mexico | 460 g |
| 1970 | Dongtai | China | 5.5 kg |
| 1974 | Jolomba | Angola | 483 g |
| 1981 | Dahmani | Tunisia | 18 kg |
| 1986 | Oued el Hadjar | Morocco | 1.2 kg |
| 1988 | Trebbin | Germany | 1.2 kg |
| 1998 | Elbert | United States | 681 g |
| 1999 | Sabrum | India | 478 g |
| 2002 | Bensour | Morocco | 45 kg |
| 2002 | Bhawad | India | 678 g |
| 2002 | Kilabo | Nigeria | 19 kg |
| 2004 | Benguerir | Morocco | 25 kg |
| 2008 | Sulagiri | India | 110 kg |