Meteorite falls of the 1880s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 40 observed falls dated to the 1880s, the 15th-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 22 countries, most often in India (6). The heaviest is Ochansk (500 kg, 1887). The earliest is Aachen in 1880, one of seven dated that year. The most recent is Mighei in 1889, one of five from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1880s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1880s
The most frequent class is L6, with 10 falls. The busiest single year is 1880, with 7 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 16
- H chondrites 11
- LL chondrites 3
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
- Other achondrites 1
- Stony-iron meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 2
- Unclassified stones 3
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | Aachen | L5 | Germany | 21 g |
| 1880 | Andhara | Unclassified stone | India | 2.7 kg |
| 1880 | Chetrinahatti | Unclassified stone | India | 72 g |
| 1880 | Ratyn | Unclassified stone | Poland | 910 g |
| 1880 | Takenouchi | H5 | Japan | 720 g |
| 1880 | Veramin | Mesosiderite-B2 | Iran | 54 kg |
| 1880 | Wittekrantz | L5 | South Africa | 2.2 kg |
| 1881 | Grossliebenthal | L6 | Ukraine | 8 kg |
| 1881 | Middlesbrough | L6 | United Kingdom | 1.6 kg |
| 1881 | Pacula | L6 | Mexico | 3.4 kg |
| 1881 | Piquetberg | H | South Africa | 37 g |
| 1882 | Fukutomi | L5 | Japan | 12 kg |
| 1882 | Mocs | L5-6 | Romania | 300 kg |
| 1882 | Pavlovka | Howardite | Russia | 2 kg |
| 1882 | Pirgunje | L6 | Bangladesh | 842 g |
| 1883 | Alfianello | L6 | Italy | 228 kg |
| 1883 | Ngawi | LL3.6 | Indonesia | 1.4 kg |
| 1883 | St. Caprais-de-Quinsac | L6 | France | 360 g |
| 1884 | Djati-Pengilon | H6 | Indonesia | 166 kg |
| 1884 | Pirthalla | H6 | India | 1.2 kg |
| 1884 | Tysnes Island | H4 | Norway | 20 kg |
| 1885 | Chandpur | L6 | India | 1.1 kg |
| 1885 | Mazapil | Iron, IAB-sLL | Mexico | 4 kg |
| 1886 | Assisi | H5 | Italy | 2 kg |
| 1886 | Barntrup | LL4 | Germany | 17 g |
| 1886 | Bradford Woods | L | United States | 762 g |
| 1886 | Cabin Creek | Iron, IIIAB | United States | 49 kg |
| 1886 | Kyushu | L6 | Japan | 45 kg |
| 1886 | Nammianthal | H5 | India | 4.5 kg |
| 1886 | Novo-Urei | Ureilite | Russia | 1.9 kg |
| 1887 | Bielokrynitschie | H4 | Ukraine | 1.9 kg |
| 1887 | De Cewsville | H6 | Canada | 340 g |
| 1887 | Lalitpur | L6 | India | 372 g |
| 1887 | Ochansk | H4 | Russia | 500 kg |
| 1887 | Phu Hong | H4 | Vietnam | 500 g |
| 1889 | Ergheo | L5 | Somalia | 20 kg |
| 1889 | Ferguson | Ordinary chondrite | United States | 220 g |
| 1889 | Jelica | LL6 | Serbia | 34 kg |
| 1889 | Lundsgård | L6 | Sweden | 11 kg |
| 1889 | Mighei | CM2 | Ukraine | 8 kg |