Meteorite falls of the 1890s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 51 observed falls dated to the 1890s, the 13th-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 25 countries, most often in the United States (10). The heaviest is Jianshi (600 kg, 1890). The earliest is Collescipoli in 1890, one of nine dated that year. The most recent is Zomba in 1899, one of seven from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1890s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1890s
The most frequent class is L6, with 15 falls. The busiest single year is 1890, with 9 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 18
- H chondrites 17
- LL chondrites 3
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Rumuruti and Kakangari chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
- Stony-iron meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 5
- Unclassified stones 2
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Collescipoli | H5 | Italy | 5 kg |
| 1890 | Farmington | L5 | United States | 89 kg |
| 1890 | Forest City | H5 | United States | 152 kg |
| 1890 | Hassi-Jekna | Iron, IAB-sHL | Algeria | 1.2 kg |
| 1890 | Jianshi | Iron, IIIAB | China | 600 kg |
| 1890 | Kakangari | K3 | India | 350 g |
| 1890 | Misshof | H5 | Latvia | 5.8 kg |
| 1890 | Nawapali | CM2 | India | 105 g |
| 1890 | St. Germain-du-Pinel | H6 | France | 4 kg |
| 1891 | Guêa | Unclassified stone | Serbia | 1.9 kg |
| 1891 | Indarch | EH4 | Azerbaijan | 27 kg |
| 1892 | Bansur | L6 | India | 15 kg |
| 1892 | Bath | H4 | United States | 21 kg |
| 1892 | Cross Roads | H5 | United States | 167 g |
| 1892 | Guareña | H6 | Spain | 39 kg |
| 1893 | Beaver Creek | H5 | Canada | 14 kg |
| 1893 | Bherai | L6 | India | 100 g |
| 1893 | Pricetown | L6 | United States | 900 g |
| 1893 | Zabrodje | L6 | Belarus | 3 kg |
| 1894 | Bori | L6 | India | 8.6 kg |
| 1894 | Fisher | L6 | United States | 18 kg |
| 1894 | Los Martinez | L6 | Spain | 25 g |
| 1894 | Savtschenskoje | LL4 | Ukraine | 2.5 kg |
| 1895 | Ambapur Nagla | H5 | India | 6.4 kg |
| 1895 | Bishunpur | LL3.15 | India | 1 kg |
| 1895 | Nagy-Borové | L5 | Slovakia | 6.1 kg |
| 1895 | Rockhampton | Unclassified stone | Australia | 1.6 kg |
| 1896 | Atemajac | L6 | Mexico | 94 g |
| 1896 | Lesves | L6 | Belgium | 2 kg |
| 1896 | Madrid | L6 | Spain | 400 g |
| 1896 | Ottawa | LL6 | United States | 840 g |
| 1897 | Delhi | L5 | India | 0.8 g |
| 1897 | Gambat | L6 | Pakistan | 6.4 kg |
| 1897 | Higashi-koen | H5 | Japan | 750 g |
| 1897 | Kangra Valley | H5 | India | 400 g |
| 1897 | Lancon | H6 | France | 7 kg |
| 1897 | Meuselbach | L6 | Germany | 870 g |
| 1897 | Nio | H3-4 | Japan | 467 g |
| 1897 | Zavid | L6 | Serbia | 95 kg |
| 1898 | Andover | L6 | United States | 3.2 kg |
| 1898 | Mariaville | Iron | United States | 340 g |
| 1898 | Mjelleim | H | Norway | 101 g |
| 1898 | Quesa | Iron, IAB-ung | Spain | 11 kg |
| 1898 | Zaisho | Pallasite, PMG-an | Japan | 330 g |
| 1899 | Allegan | H5 | United States | 32 kg |
| 1899 | Bjurböle | L/LL4 | Finland | 330 kg |
| 1899 | Donga Kohrod | H6 | India | 230 g |
| 1899 | Magnesia | Iron, IAB-sHL | Turkey | 5 kg |
| 1899 | Peramiho | Eucrite-mmict | Tanzania | 165 g |
| 1899 | Rancho de la Presa | H5 | Mexico | 300 g |
| 1899 | Zomba | L6 | Malawi | 7.5 kg |