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Meteorite falls of the 1910s

NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 65 observed falls dated to the 1910s, the third-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 24 countries, most often in India (13). The heaviest is Boguslavka (256 kg, 1916). The earliest is Baroti in 1910, one of 10 dated that year. The most recent is St. Mary's County in 1919, one of seven from that year.

Bright dots: falls of the 1910s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.

Inside the 1910s

The most frequent class is L6, with 17 falls. The busiest single year is 1910, with 10 recorded falls.

L chondrites: 25H chondrites: 14LL chondrites: 4Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites: 3Carbonaceous chondrites: 2Enstatite chondrites: 2Eucrites, howardites and diogenites: 3Other achondrites: 2Martian meteorites: 1Iron meteorites: 8Unclassified stones: 1
  • L chondrites 25
  • H chondrites 14
  • LL chondrites 4
  • Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 3
  • Carbonaceous chondrites 2
  • Enstatite chondrites 2
  • Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 3
  • Other achondrites 2
  • Martian meteorites 1
  • Iron meteorites 8
  • Unclassified stones 1
Observed falls per decade across the record; the highlighted column is this page.

Every fall of the period

YearFallClassCountryRecovered
1910BarotiL6India4.5 kg
1910GrzempachH5Poland690 g
1910HashimaH4Japan1.1 kg
1910HedjazL3.7-6Saudi Arabia6.1 kg
1910KhoharL3.6India9.7 kg
1910LakangaonEucrite-mmictIndia213 g
1910MirzapurL5India8.5 kg
1910PaitanH6Philippines515 g
1910St. MichelL6Finland17 kg
1910VigaranoCV3Italy15 kg
1911DeminaL6Russia16 kg
1911ErevanHowarditeArmenia107 g
1911KilbournH5United States772 g
1911NakhlaMartian (nakhlite)Egypt10 kg
1911TonkCI1India7.7 g
1912HolbrookL/LL6United States220 kg
1912LeeuwfonteinL6South Africa460 g
1912N'KandhlaIron, IIDSouth Africa17 kg
1912ShupiyanH6India5 kg
1913BanswalL5India14 g
1913KamiomiH5Japan448 g
1913Moore CountyEucrite-cmUnited States1.9 kg
1913SakauchiIronJapan4.2 kg
1914Appley BridgeLL6United Kingdom15 kg
1914KisvarsányL6Hungary1.6 kg
1914KuttippuramL6India45 kg
1914NyirábranyLL5Hungary1.1 kg
1914PalinshihIronChina18 kg
1914RyechkiL5Ukraine13 kg
1914Saint-SauveurEH5France14 kg
1915Meester-CornelisH5Indonesia25 kg
1915VisuniH6Pakistan594 g
1916BaxterL6United States611 g
1916BoguslavkaIron, IIABRussia256 kg
1916CalivoUnclassified stonePhilippines2.4 kg
1916Ekh KheraH6India840 g
1916RampurhatLLIndia100 g
1916RenqiuL6China355 g
1916SinaiL6Egypt1.5 kg
1916SultanpurL/LL6India1.7 kg
1916TomitaLJapan600 g
1916TreysaIron, IIIAB-anGermany63 kg
1917Colby (Wisconsin)L6United States104 kg
1917CranganoreL6India1.5 kg
1917Garhi YasinIron, IIEPakistan380 g
1917IndependenceL6United States880 g
1917Nan Yang PaoL6China53 kg
1917RanchapurH4India290 g
1917SediköyL6Turkey240 g
1917SilistraAchondrite-ungRomania0.1 g
1917StrathmoreL6United Kingdom13 kg
1917TroupL6United States1 kg
1918GlasatovoH4Russia152 kg
1918NorforkIron, IIIABUnited States1.1 kg
1918RichardtonH5United States90 kg
1918SaratovL4Russia200 kg
1918TanéL5Japan905 g
1918Witklip FarmH5South Africa22 g
1919Adhi KotEH4Pakistan4.2 kg
1919Bur-GheluaiH5Somalia120 kg
1919CacakOrdinary chondriteSerbia212 g
1919Cumberland FallsAubriteUnited States17 kg
1919RaoyangL6China4.9 kg
1919RembangIron, IVAIndonesia10 kg
1919St. Mary's CountyLL3.3United States24 g