Meteorite falls of the 1920s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 68 observed falls dated to the 1920s, the second-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 34 countries, most often in the United States (12). The heaviest is Olivenza (150 kg, 1924). The earliest is Aguila Blanca in 1920, one of five dated that year. The most recent is Tauk in 1929, one of seven from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1920s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1920s
The most frequent class is L6, with 18 falls. The busiest single year is 1924, with 10 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 28
- H chondrites 18
- LL chondrites 2
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 4
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 6
- Iron meteorites 5
- Unclassified stones 3
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Aguila Blanca | L | Argentina | 1.4 kg |
| 1920 | Atarra | L4 | India | 1.3 kg |
| 1920 | Kushiike | Ordinary chondrite | Japan | 4.5 kg |
| 1920 | Merua | H5 | India | 71 kg |
| 1920 | Simmern | H5 | Germany | 1.2 kg |
| 1921 | Beyrout | LL3.8 | Lebanon | 1.1 kg |
| 1921 | Haripura | CM2 | India | 315 g |
| 1921 | Pitts | Iron, IAB-ung | United States | 3.8 kg |
| 1921 | Rose City | H5 | United States | 11 kg |
| 1921 | Samelia | Iron, IIIAB | India | 2.5 kg |
| 1921 | Sharps | H3.4 | United States | 1.3 kg |
| 1921 | Shikarpur | L6 | India | 3.7 kg |
| 1921 | Tuan Tuc | L6 | Vietnam | 13 kg |
| 1922 | Baldwyn | L6 | United States | 345 g |
| 1922 | Florence | H3 | United States | 3.6 kg |
| 1922 | Hedeskoga | H5 | Sweden | 3.5 kg |
| 1922 | Nagai | L6 | Japan | 1.8 kg |
| 1922 | Patti | Iron | Italy | 12 g |
| 1922 | Tjerebon | L5 | Indonesia | 17 kg |
| 1923 | Ashdon | L6 | United Kingdom | 1.3 kg |
| 1923 | Birni N'konni | H4 | Nigeria | 560 g |
| 1923 | Holetta | Unclassified stone | Ethiopia | 1.4 kg |
| 1923 | Montferré | H5 | France | 149 kg |
| 1923 | Nakhon Pathom | L6 | Thailand | 23 kg |
| 1923 | Serra de Magé | Eucrite-cm | Brazil | 1.8 kg |
| 1924 | Béréba | Eucrite-mmict | Burkina Faso | 18 kg |
| 1924 | Fenghsien-Ku | H5 | China | 82 g |
| 1924 | Forksville | L6 | United States | 6.1 kg |
| 1924 | Johnstown | Diogenite | United States | 40 kg |
| 1924 | La Colina | H5 | Argentina | 2 kg |
| 1924 | Muraid | L6 | Bangladesh | 4.7 kg |
| 1924 | Olivenza | LL5 | Spain | 150 kg |
| 1924 | Santa Isabel | L6 | Argentina | 5.5 kg |
| 1924 | Success | L6 | United States | 3.5 kg |
| 1924 | Unkoku | Ordinary chondrite | South Korea | 1 kg |
| 1925 | Aïr | L6 | Niger | 24 kg |
| 1925 | Chaves | Howardite | Spain | 2.9 kg |
| 1925 | Ellemeet | Diogenite | Netherlands | 1.5 kg |
| 1925 | Lanzenkirchen | L4 | Austria | 7 kg |
| 1925 | Numakai | H4 | Japan | 363 g |
| 1925 | Queen's Mercy | H6 | South Africa | 7 kg |
| 1925 | Renca | L5 | Argentina | 300 g |
| 1926 | Jajh deh Kot Lalu | EL6 | Pakistan | 973 g |
| 1926 | Komagome | Iron | Japan | 238 g |
| 1926 | Lua | L5 | India | 9.2 kg |
| 1926 | Ojuelos Altos | L6 | Spain | 5.8 kg |
| 1926 | Palmyra | L3 | United States | 135 g |
| 1926 | Ulmiz | L | Switzerland | 77 g |
| 1926 | Urasaki | Unclassified stone | Japan | 1.5 kg |
| 1927 | Mamra Springs | L6 | Kazakhstan | 1 kg |
| 1927 | Oesede | H5 | Germany | 1.4 kg |
| 1927 | Sopot | Ordinary chondrite | Romania | 958 g |
| 1927 | Tilden | L6 | United States | 75 kg |
| 1927 | Trysil | L/LL6 | Norway | 640 g |
| 1927 | Udei Station | Iron, IAB-ung | Nigeria | 103 kg |
| 1928 | Isthilart | H5 | Argentina | 3 kg |
| 1928 | Naoki | H6 | India | 17 kg |
| 1928 | Narellan | L6 | Australia | 368 g |
| 1928 | Oterøy | L6 | Norway | 246 g |
| 1928 | Utzenstorf | H5 | Switzerland | 3.4 kg |
| 1928 | Yoshiki | Unclassified stone | Japan | 0.1 g |
| 1929 | Bald Mountain | L4 | United States | 3.7 kg |
| 1929 | Beardsley | H5 | United States | 16 kg |
| 1929 | Khmelevka | L5 | Russia | 6.1 kg |
| 1929 | Olmedilla de Alarcón | H5 | Spain | 40 kg |
| 1929 | Padvarninkai | Eucrite-mmict | Lithuania | 3.9 kg |
| 1929 | Rewari | L6 | India | 3.3 kg |
| 1929 | Tauk | L6 | Iraq | 6 kg |