Meteorite falls of the 1950s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 58 observed falls dated to the 1950s, the fourth-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 29 countries, most often in the United States (6). The heaviest is Yardymly (150 kg, 1959). The earliest is Arroyo Aguiar in 1950, one of 11 dated that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1950s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1950s
The most frequent class is H5, with 13 falls. The busiest single year is 1950, with 11 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 16
- H chondrites 25
- LL chondrites 4
- Carbonaceous chondrites 3
- Enstatite chondrites 3
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 5
- Other achondrites 1
- Iron meteorites 1
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Arroyo Aguiar | H5 | Argentina | 7.5 kg |
| 1950 | Garland | Diogenite-pm | United States | 102 g |
| 1950 | Geidam | H5 | Nigeria | 725 g |
| 1950 | Madhipura | L | India | 1 kg |
| 1950 | Monte das Fortes | L5 | Portugal | 4.9 kg |
| 1950 | Murray | CM2 | United States | 13 kg |
| 1950 | Patrimonio | L6 | Brazil | 2.1 kg |
| 1950 | St. Louis | H4 | United States | 1 kg |
| 1950 | Thal | H6 | Pakistan | 342 g |
| 1950 | Tromøy | H | Norway | 357 g |
| 1950 | Vengerovo | H5 | Russia | 11 kg |
| 1951 | Aarhus | H6 | Denmark | 720 g |
| 1951 | Dubrovnik | L3-6 | Croatia | 1.9 kg |
| 1951 | Elenovka | L5 | Ukraine | 55 kg |
| 1951 | Kalaba | H4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 950 g |
| 1951 | Manych | LL3.4 | Russia | 3.6 kg |
| 1951 | Yambo | H5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4 g |
| 1952 | Abee | EH4 | Canada | 107 kg |
| 1952 | Avanhandava | H4 | Brazil | 9.3 kg |
| 1952 | Galim (a) | LL6 | Cameroon | 36 g |
| 1952 | Galim (b) | EH3/4-an | Cameroon | 28 g |
| 1952 | Min-Fan-Zhun | LL6 | China | 5.5 kg |
| 1952 | Zavetnoe | L6 | Russia | 800 g |
| 1953 | Medanitos | Eucrite-cm | Argentina | 31 g |
| 1953 | Molteno | Howardite | South Africa | 150 g |
| 1953 | Peckelsheim | Diogenite-pm | Germany | 118 g |
| 1954 | Arbol Solo | H5 | Argentina | 810 g |
| 1954 | Hökmark | L4 | Sweden | 306 g |
| 1954 | Ishinga | H | Tanzania | 1.3 kg |
| 1954 | Nikolskoe | L4 | Russia | 6 kg |
| 1954 | Sylacauga | H4 | United States | 5.6 kg |
| 1954 | Yangchiang | H5 | China | 20 kg |
| 1955 | Karloowala | L6 | Pakistan | 3 kg |
| 1955 | Lahrauli | Ureilite | India | 900 g |
| 1955 | Messina | L5 | Italy | 2.4 kg |
| 1955 | Zvonkov | H6 | Ukraine | 2.6 kg |
| 1956 | Breitscheid | H5 | Germany | 1.5 kg |
| 1956 | Centerville | H5 | United States | 46 g |
| 1956 | Hotse | L6 | China | 180 g |
| 1956 | Idutywa | H5 | South Africa | 3.5 kg |
| 1956 | Nadiabondi | H5 | Burkina Faso | 8.2 kg |
| 1956 | Paranaiba | L6 | Brazil | 100 kg |
| 1956 | San Pedro de Quiles | L6 | Chile | 282 g |
| 1956 | Sinnai | H6 | Italy | 2 kg |
| 1957 | Al Rais | CR2-an | Saudi Arabia | 160 g |
| 1957 | Distrito Quebracho | H4 | Argentina | 400 g |
| 1957 | Essebi | C2-ung | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 500 g |
| 1957 | Ibitira | Eucrite-mmict | Brazil | 2.5 kg |
| 1957 | Raco | H5 | Argentina | 5 kg |
| 1957 | Ufana | EL6 | Tanzania | 189 g |
| 1958 | Okabe | H5 | Japan | 194 g |
| 1958 | Ramsdorf | L6 | Germany | 4.7 kg |
| 1959 | Akwanga | H | Nigeria | 3 kg |
| 1959 | Hamlet | LL4 | United States | 3.7 kg |
| 1959 | Kandahar (Afghanistan) | L6 | Afghanistan | 299 g |
| 1959 | Pribram | H5 | Czech Republic | 5.6 kg |
| 1959 | St.-Chinian | L6 | France | 134 g |
| 1959 | Yardymly | Iron, IAB complex | Azerbaijan | 150 kg |