Meteorite falls of the 1930s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 88 observed falls dated to the 1930s, more than in any other decade. They came down in 39 countries, most often in the United States (18). The heaviest is Paragould (408 kg, 1930). The earliest is Aguada in 1930, one of 11 dated that year. The most recent is Washougal in 1939, one of 10 from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1930s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1930s
The most frequent class is L6, with 17 falls. The busiest single year is 1933, with 17 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 22
- H chondrites 26
- LL chondrites 12
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 2
- Carbonaceous chondrites 7
- Rumuruti and Kakangari chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 9
- Other achondrites 3
- Stony-iron meteorites 3
- Iron meteorites 3
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Aguada | L6 | Argentina | 1.6 kg |
| 1930 | Boriskino | CM2 | Russia | 1.3 kg |
| 1930 | Gyokukei | Ordinary chondrite | South Korea | 1.3 kg |
| 1930 | Karoonda | CK4 | Australia | 42 kg |
| 1930 | Lillaverke | H5 | Sweden | 6.9 kg |
| 1930 | Malampaka | H | Tanzania | 470 g |
| 1930 | Miller (Arkansas) | H5 | United States | 17 kg |
| 1930 | Moorleah | L6 | Australia | 8.9 kg |
| 1930 | Oldenburg (1930) | L6 | Germany | 17 kg |
| 1930 | Paragould | LL5 | United States | 408 kg |
| 1930 | Plantersville | H6 | United States | 2.1 kg |
| 1931 | Konovo | LL5 | Bulgaria | 90 g |
| 1931 | Pontlyfni | Winonaite | United Kingdom | 157 g |
| 1931 | Tatahouine | Diogenite | Tunisia | 12 kg |
| 1931 | Yukan | LL6 | China | 4.8 kg |
| 1932 | Archie | H6 | United States | 5.1 kg |
| 1932 | Douar Mghila | LL6 | Morocco | 1.2 kg |
| 1932 | Gualeguaychú | H6 | Argentina | 22 kg |
| 1932 | Khanpur | LL5 | India | 3.7 kg |
| 1932 | Khor Temiki | Aubrite | Sudan | 3.2 kg |
| 1932 | Kuznetzovo | L6 | Russia | 4 kg |
| 1932 | Prambachkirchen | L6 | Austria | 2.1 kg |
| 1932 | Witsand Farm | LL4 | Namibia | 66 g |
| 1933 | Athens | LL6 | United States | 265 g |
| 1933 | Banten | CM2 | Indonesia | 629 g |
| 1933 | Brient | Eucrite-pmict | Russia | 219 g |
| 1933 | Chajari | L5 | Argentina | 18 kg |
| 1933 | Cherokee Springs | LL6 | United States | 8.4 kg |
| 1933 | Dyarrl Island | Mesosiderite-A1 | Papua New Guinea | 188 g |
| 1933 | Malaga | Ordinary chondrite | United States | 150 g |
| 1933 | Malvern | Eucrite-pmict | South Africa | 807 g |
| 1933 | Noyan-Bogdo | L6 | Mongolia | 250 g |
| 1933 | Pasamonte | Eucrite-pmict | United States | 5.1 kg |
| 1933 | Pervomaisky | L6 | Russia | 66 kg |
| 1933 | Pesyanoe | Aubrite | Russia | 3.4 kg |
| 1933 | Phum Sambo | H4 | Cambodia | 7.8 kg |
| 1933 | Po-wang Chen | LL | China | 665 g |
| 1933 | Repeev Khutor | Iron, IIF | Russia | 7 kg |
| 1933 | Sioux County | Eucrite-mmict | United States | 4.1 kg |
| 1933 | Zemaitkiemis | L6 | Lithuania | 44 kg |
| 1934 | Bahjoi | Iron, IAB-sLL | India | 10 kg |
| 1934 | Capilla del Monte | H6 | Argentina | 750 g |
| 1934 | Farmville | H4 | United States | 56 kg |
| 1934 | Fayetteville | H4 | United States | 2.4 kg |
| 1934 | Hainaut | H3-6 | France | 9 kg |
| 1934 | Mangwendi | LL6 | Zimbabwe | 22 kg |
| 1934 | Rio Negro | L4 | Brazil | 1.3 kg |
| 1934 | Rumuruti | R3.8-6 | Kenya | 67 g |
| 1934 | Sazovice | L5 | Czech Republic | 412 g |
| 1934 | Tirupati | H6 | India | 230 g |
| 1935 | Madiun | L6 | Indonesia | 400 g |
| 1935 | Nikolaevka | H4 | Kazakhstan | 4 kg |
| 1935 | Patwar | Mesosiderite-A1 | Bangladesh | 37 kg |
| 1935 | Perpeti | L6 | Bangladesh | 23 kg |
| 1935 | Sungach | H5 | Russia | 637 g |
| 1935 | Łowicz | Mesosiderite-A3 | Poland | 59 kg |
| 1936 | Crescent | CM2 | United States | 78 g |
| 1936 | Ichkala | H6 | Russia | 4 kg |
| 1936 | Macibini | Eucrite-pmict | South Africa | 2 kg |
| 1936 | Nassirah | H4 | New Caledonia | 347 g |
| 1936 | Yurtuk | Howardite | Ukraine | 1.5 kg |
| 1937 | Kainsaz | CO3.2 | Russia | 200 kg |
| 1937 | Kaptal-Aryk | L6 | Kazakhstan | 3.5 kg |
| 1937 | Mabwe-Khoywa | L5 | Myanmar | 540 g |
| 1937 | Putinga | L6 | Brazil | 300 kg |
| 1937 | Rangala | L6 | India | 3.2 kg |
| 1937 | Tauti | L6 | Romania | 21 kg |
| 1938 | Aztec | L6 | United States | 2.8 kg |
| 1938 | Benld | H6 | United States | 1.8 kg |
| 1938 | Bloomington | LL6 | United States | 68 g |
| 1938 | Chicora | LL6 | United States | 303 g |
| 1938 | Ivuna | CI1 | Tanzania | 705 g |
| 1938 | Kasamatsu | H | Japan | 710 g |
| 1938 | Kukschin | L6 | Ukraine | 2.2 kg |
| 1938 | Lavrentievka | L6 | Russia | 800 g |
| 1938 | Pantar | H5 | Philippines | 2.1 kg |
| 1938 | Pavlodar (stone) | H5 | Kazakhstan | 143 g |
| 1938 | Zhovtnevyi | H6 | Ukraine | 107 kg |
| 1939 | Andura | H6 | India | 18 kg |
| 1939 | Chervony Kut | Eucrite-mmict | Ukraine | 1.7 kg |
| 1939 | Dresden (Ontario) | H6 | Canada | 48 kg |
| 1939 | Ekeby | H4 | Sweden | 3.3 kg |
| 1939 | Glanggang | H5-6 | Indonesia | 1.3 kg |
| 1939 | Kendleton | L4 | United States | 6.9 kg |
| 1939 | Nyaung | Iron, IIIAB | Myanmar | 738 g |
| 1939 | Santa Cruz | CM2 | Mexico | 60 g |
| 1939 | Selakopi | H5 | Indonesia | 1.6 kg |
| 1939 | Washougal | Howardite | United States | 225 g |