Meteorite falls of the 1850s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 36 observed falls dated to the 1850s, the 16th-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 19 countries, most often in India (6). The heaviest is Molina (144 kg, 1858). The earliest is Kesen in 1850, one of two dated that year. The most recent is Pampanga in 1859, one of four from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1850s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1850s
The most frequent class is L6, with 10 falls. The busiest single year is 1857, with 7 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 15
- H chondrites 13
- LL chondrites 2
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 3
- Other achondrites 1
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | Kesen | H4 | Japan | 135 kg |
| 1850 | Shalka | Diogenite | India | 4 kg |
| 1851 | Gütersloh | H3/4 | Germany | 1 kg |
| 1851 | Nulles | H6 | Spain | 5 kg |
| 1851 | Quincay | L6 | France | 65 g |
| 1852 | Borkut | L5 | Ukraine | 7 kg |
| 1852 | Bustee | Aubrite | India | 1.5 kg |
| 1852 | Mezö-Madaras | L3.7 | Romania | 23 kg |
| 1852 | Yatoor | H5 | India | 14 kg |
| 1853 | Duruma | L6 | Kenya | 577 g |
| 1853 | Girgenti | L6 | Italy | 18 kg |
| 1853 | Segowlie | LL6 | India | 6.9 kg |
| 1854 | Linum | L6 | Germany | 1.9 kg |
| 1855 | Avilez | H | Mexico | 146 g |
| 1855 | Bremervörde | H/L3.9 | Germany | 7.2 kg |
| 1855 | Oesel | L6 | Estonia | 6 kg |
| 1855 | Petersburg | Eucrite-pmict | United States | 1.8 kg |
| 1855 | Sabetmahet | H5 | India | 1.2 kg |
| 1855 | St. Denis Westrem | L6 | Belgium | 700 g |
| 1856 | Oviedo | H5 | Spain | 205 g |
| 1856 | Trenzano | H3/4 | Italy | 12 kg |
| 1857 | Heredia | H5 | Costa Rica | 1 kg |
| 1857 | Kaba | CV3 | Hungary | 3 kg |
| 1857 | Les Ormes | L6 | France | 125 g |
| 1857 | Ohaba | H5 | Romania | 16 kg |
| 1857 | Parnallee | LL3.6 | India | 78 kg |
| 1857 | Quenggouk | H4 | Myanmar | 6 kg |
| 1857 | Stavropol | L6 | Russia | 1.5 kg |
| 1858 | Ausson | L5 | France | 50 kg |
| 1858 | Kakowa | L6 | Romania | 577 g |
| 1858 | Molina | H5 | Spain | 144 kg |
| 1858 | Zmenj | Howardite | Belarus | 246 g |
| 1859 | Bethlehem | H | United States | 14 g |
| 1859 | Beuste | L5 | France | 2 kg |
| 1859 | Harrison County | L6 | United States | 680 g |
| 1859 | Pampanga | L5 | Philippines | 11 kg |