Meteorite falls of the 1810s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 24 observed falls dated to the 1810s, the 19th-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 11 countries, most often in France (6). The heaviest is Limerick (50 kg, 1813). The earliest is Caswell County in 1810, one of three dated that year. The most recent is Pohlitz in 1819, one of two from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1810s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1810s
The most frequent class is L6, with 7 falls. The busiest single year is 1814, with 4 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 9
- H chondrites 10
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 2
- Martian meteorites 1
- Unclassified stones 1
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | Caswell County | Ordinary chondrite | United States | 1.4 kg |
| 1810 | Charsonville | H6 | France | 27 kg |
| 1810 | Mooresfort | H5 | Ireland | 3.5 kg |
| 1811 | Berlanguillas | L6 | Spain | 1.4 kg |
| 1811 | Kuleschovka | L6 | Ukraine | 6 kg |
| 1811 | Punganaru | Unclassified stone | India | 100 g |
| 1812 | Borodino | H5 | Russia | 500 g |
| 1812 | Chantonnay | L6 | France | 32 kg |
| 1812 | Erxleben | H6 | Germany | 2.2 kg |
| 1812 | Toulouse | H6 | France | 1 kg |
| 1813 | Limerick | H5 | Ireland | 50 kg |
| 1813 | Luotolax | Howardite | Finland | 885 g |
| 1814 | Agen | H5 | France | 30 kg |
| 1814 | Bachmut | L6 | Ukraine | 18 kg |
| 1814 | Chail | H6 | India | 0.5 g |
| 1814 | Gurram Konda | L6 | India | 28 g |
| 1815 | Chassigny | Martian (chassignite) | France | 4 kg |
| 1815 | Durala | L6 | India | 13 kg |
| 1817 | Hachi-oji | H? | Japan | 0.2 g |
| 1818 | Seres | H4 | Greece | 8.5 kg |
| 1818 | Slobodka | L4 | Russia | 2.8 kg |
| 1818 | Zaborzika | L6 | Ukraine | 3.9 kg |
| 1819 | Jonzac | Eucrite-mmict | France | 5 kg |
| 1819 | Pohlitz | L5 | Germany | 3 kg |