Meteorite falls of the 1820s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 23 observed falls dated to the 1820s, the 20th-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 9 countries, most often in the United States (7). The heaviest is Juvinas (91 kg, 1821). The earliest is Lixna in 1820. The most recent is Krasnoi-Ugol in 1829, one of three from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1820s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1820s
The most frequent class is L6, with 7 falls. The busiest single year is 1822, with 4 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 9
- H chondrites 6
- LL chondrites 2
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 3
- Stony-iron meteorites 1
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | Lixna | H4 | Latvia | 5.2 kg |
| 1821 | Juvinas | Eucrite-mmict | France | 91 kg |
| 1822 | Futtehpur | L6 | India | 4 kg |
| 1822 | Kadonah | H6 | India | 89 g |
| 1822 | Umbala | LL5 | India | 100 g |
| 1822 | Épinal | H5 | France | 277 g |
| 1823 | Botschetschki | L4 | Ukraine | 614 g |
| 1823 | Nobleborough | Eucrite-pmict | United States | 2.3 kg |
| 1824 | Renazzo | CR2 | Italy | 1 kg |
| 1824 | Tounkin | Ordinary chondrite | Russia | 2 kg |
| 1824 | Zebrak | H5 | Czech Republic | 2 kg |
| 1825 | Honolulu | L5 | United States | 2.4 kg |
| 1825 | Nanjemoy | H6 | United States | 7.5 kg |
| 1826 | Galapian | H6 | France | 133 g |
| 1826 | Mineo | Pallasite | Italy | 42 g |
| 1826 | Pavlograd | L6 | Ukraine | 40 kg |
| 1827 | Bialystok | Eucrite-pmict | Poland | 4 kg |
| 1827 | Drake Creek | L6 | United States | 5 kg |
| 1827 | Mhow | L6 | India | 350 g |
| 1828 | Richmond | LL5 | United States | 1.8 kg |
| 1829 | Deal | L6 | United States | 28 g |
| 1829 | Forsyth | L6 | United States | 16 kg |
| 1829 | Krasnoi-Ugol | L6 | Russia | 2.4 kg |