Meteorite falls of the 1860s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 56 observed falls dated to the 1860s, the eighth-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 25 countries, most often in India (15). The heaviest is Knyahinya (500 kg, 1866). The earliest is Alessandria in 1860, one of six dated that year. The most recent is Yorktown (New York) in 1869, one of seven from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1860s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1860s
The most frequent class is L6, with 13 falls. The busiest single year is 1868, with 11 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 16
- H chondrites 25
- LL chondrites 5
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 3
- Enstatite chondrites 2
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
- Other achondrites 2
- Martian meteorites 1
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860 | Alessandria | H5 | Italy | 908 g |
| 1860 | Dhurmsala | LL6 | India | 32 kg |
| 1860 | Kheragur | L6 | India | 450 g |
| 1860 | Kusiali | L6 | India | 5 g |
| 1860 | New Concord | L6 | United States | 230 kg |
| 1860 | Sologne | H5 | France | 54 g |
| 1861 | Butsura | H6 | India | 29 kg |
| 1861 | Cañellas | H4 | Spain | 945 g |
| 1861 | Grosnaja | CV3 | Russia | 3.5 kg |
| 1861 | Meerut | H5 | India | 22 g |
| 1862 | Menow | H4 | Germany | 11 kg |
| 1862 | Sevilla | LL4 | Spain | 180 g |
| 1863 | Buschhof | L6 | Romania | 5 kg |
| 1863 | Manbhoom | LL6 | India | 1.7 kg |
| 1863 | Pillistfer | EL6 | Estonia | 23 kg |
| 1863 | Pulsora | H5 | India | 560 g |
| 1863 | Shytal | L6 | Bangladesh | 3.2 kg |
| 1863 | Tourinnes-la-Grosse | L6 | Belgium | 15 kg |
| 1864 | Dolgovoli | L6 | Ukraine | 1.6 kg |
| 1864 | Nerft | L6 | Latvia | 10 kg |
| 1864 | Orgueil | CI1 | France | 14 kg |
| 1865 | Aumale | L6 | Algeria | 50 kg |
| 1865 | Dundrum | H5 | Ireland | 2.3 kg |
| 1865 | Gopalpur | H6 | Bangladesh | 1.6 kg |
| 1865 | Muddoor | L5 | India | 4.4 kg |
| 1865 | Shergotty | Martian (shergottite) | India | 5 kg |
| 1865 | Supuhee | H6 | India | 7.2 kg |
| 1865 | Vernon County | H6 | United States | 1.5 kg |
| 1866 | Cangas de Onis | H5 | Spain | 34 kg |
| 1866 | Jamkheir | H6 | India | 22 g |
| 1866 | Knyahinya | L/LL5 | Slovakia | 500 kg |
| 1866 | Pokhra | H5 | India | 350 g |
| 1866 | Sone | H5 | Japan | 17 kg |
| 1866 | St. Mesmin | LL6 | France | 8.3 kg |
| 1866 | Udipi | H5 | India | 3.6 kg |
| 1867 | Khetri | H6 | India | 100 g |
| 1867 | Otomi | H | Japan | 6.5 kg |
| 1867 | Tadjera | L5 | Algeria | 9 kg |
| 1868 | Daniel's Kuil | EL6 | South Africa | 1.1 kg |
| 1868 | Danville | L6 | United States | 2 kg |
| 1868 | Frankfort (stone) | Howardite | United States | 650 g |
| 1868 | Lodran | Lodranite | Pakistan | 1 kg |
| 1868 | Moti-ka-nagla | H6 | India | 1.5 kg |
| 1868 | Motta di Conti | H4 | Italy | 9.2 kg |
| 1868 | Ornans | CO3.4 | France | 6 kg |
| 1868 | Pnompehn | L6 | Cambodia | 96 g |
| 1868 | Pultusk | H5 | Poland | 250 kg |
| 1868 | Sauguis | L6 | France | 4 kg |
| 1868 | Slavetic | H5 | Croatia | 1.7 kg |
| 1869 | Angra dos Reis (stone) | Angrite | Brazil | 1.5 kg |
| 1869 | Hessle | H5 | Sweden | 20 kg |
| 1869 | Kernouve | H6 | France | 80 kg |
| 1869 | Krähenberg | LL5 | Germany | 17 kg |
| 1869 | Lumpkin | L6 | United States | 340 g |
| 1869 | Tjabe | H6 | Indonesia | 20 kg |
| 1869 | Yorktown (New York) | L5 | United States | 250 g |