Meteorite falls of the 1940s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 55 observed falls dated to the 1940s, the ninth-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 34 countries, most often in the United States (9). The heaviest is Sikhote-Alin (23 tonnes, 1947). The earliest is Bhola in 1940, one of five dated that year. The most recent is Vetluga in 1949, one of 12 from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1940s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1940s
The most frequent class is L6, with 15 falls. The busiest single year is 1949, with 12 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 25
- H chondrites 11
- LL chondrites 7
- Carbonaceous chondrites 2
- Enstatite chondrites 2
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 3
- Other achondrites 2
- Iron meteorites 2
- Unclassified stones 1
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Bhola | LL3-6 | Bangladesh | 1 kg |
| 1940 | Erakot | CM2 | India | 113 g |
| 1940 | Kediri | L4 | Indonesia | 3.3 kg |
| 1940 | Ramnagar | L6 | India | 3.8 kg |
| 1940 | Semarkona | LL3.00 | India | 691 g |
| 1941 | Black Moshannan Park | L5 | United States | 705 g |
| 1941 | Mafra | L3-4 | Brazil | 600 g |
| 1941 | Maridi | H6 | South Sudan | 3.2 kg |
| 1941 | Phuoc-Binh | L5 | Vietnam | 11 kg |
| 1942 | Ankober | H4 | Ethiopia | 6.5 kg |
| 1942 | Bununu | Howardite | Nigeria | 357 g |
| 1942 | Forest Vale | H4 | Australia | 26 kg |
| 1942 | Kamalpur | L6 | India | 2.8 kg |
| 1942 | Kapoeta | Howardite | South Sudan | 11 kg |
| 1942 | Maziba | L6 | Uganda | 5 kg |
| 1942 | Parsa | EH3 | India | 800 g |
| 1942 | Pollen | CM2 | Norway | 254 g |
| 1943 | Benoni | H6 | South Africa | 3.9 kg |
| 1943 | Duwun | L6 | South Korea | 2.1 kg |
| 1943 | Leedey | L6 | United States | 52 kg |
| 1944 | Hallingeberg | L3.4 | Sweden | 1.5 kg |
| 1944 | Mike | L6 | Hungary | 224 g |
| 1944 | Mtola | Unclassified stone | Malawi | 1.1 kg |
| 1944 | Torrington | H6 | United States | 259 g |
| 1944 | Valdavur | H6 | India | 2.8 kg |
| 1945 | Atoka | L6 | United States | 1.4 kg |
| 1945 | Fuhe | L5 | China | 23 kg |
| 1945 | Meru | LL6 | Kenya | 6 kg |
| 1945 | Soroti | Iron, ungrouped | Uganda | 2 kg |
| 1946 | Bursa | L6 | Turkey | 25 kg |
| 1946 | Krasnyi Klyuch | H5 | Russia | 4 kg |
| 1946 | Krymka | LL3.2 | Ukraine | 50 kg |
| 1946 | Peña Blanca Spring | Aubrite | United States | 70 kg |
| 1946 | Walters | L6 | United States | 28 kg |
| 1947 | Eagle | EL6 | United States | 10 kg |
| 1947 | Git-Git | L6 | Nigeria | 480 g |
| 1947 | Långhalsen | L6 | Sweden | 2.3 kg |
| 1947 | Reliegos | L5 | Spain | 17 kg |
| 1947 | Seldebourak | H5 | Algeria | 150 g |
| 1947 | Sikhote-Alin | Iron, IIAB | Russia | 23 tonnes |
| 1948 | Mardan | H5 | Pakistan | 4.5 kg |
| 1948 | Norton County | Aubrite | United States | 1.1 tonnes |
| 1948 | Uzcudun | L | Argentina | 20 kg |
| 1949 | Adzhi-Bogdo (stone) | LL3-6 | Mongolia | 910 g |
| 1949 | Akaba | L6 | Jordan | 779 g |
| 1949 | Alberta | L | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 625 g |
| 1949 | Beddgelert | H5 | United Kingdom | 794 g |
| 1949 | Benton | LL6 | Canada | 2.8 kg |
| 1949 | Guidder | LL5 | Cameroon | 968 g |
| 1949 | Karewar | L6 | Nigeria | 180 g |
| 1949 | Kunashak | L6 | Russia | 200 kg |
| 1949 | Mezel | L6 | France | 1.3 kg |
| 1949 | Palolo Valley | H5 | United States | 682 g |
| 1949 | Rupota | L4-6 | Tanzania | 6 kg |
| 1949 | Vetluga | Eucrite-mmict | Russia | 750 g |