Meteorite falls of the 1990s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 54 observed falls dated to the 1990s, the 11th-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 26 countries, most often in the United States (9). The heaviest is Kunya-Urgench (1.1 tonnes, 1998). The earliest is Burnwell in 1990, one of seven dated that year. The most recent is Sabrum in 1999, one of seven from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 1990s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 1990s
The most frequent class is L6, with 12 falls. The busiest single year is 1998, with 9 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 19
- H chondrites 23
- LL chondrites 2
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 4
- Stony-iron meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 2
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Burnwell | H4-an | United States | 1.5 kg |
| 1990 | Glanerbrug | L/LL5 | Netherlands | 670 g |
| 1990 | Itqiy | EH7-an | Morocco | 4.7 kg |
| 1990 | Magombedze | H3-5 | Zimbabwe | 667 g |
| 1990 | Quija | H | China | 17 kg |
| 1990 | Sterlitamak | Iron, IIIAB | Russia | 325 kg |
| 1990 | Yanzhuang | H6 | China | 3.5 kg |
| 1991 | Campos Sales | L5 | Brazil | 24 kg |
| 1991 | Glatton | L6 | United Kingdom | 767 g |
| 1991 | Mount Tazerzait | L5 | Niger | 110 kg |
| 1991 | Noblesville | H4-6 | United States | 484 g |
| 1991 | Tahara | H4/5 | Japan | 1 kg |
| 1992 | Mbale | L5/6 | Uganda | 150 kg |
| 1992 | Mihonoseki | L6 | Japan | 6.4 kg |
| 1992 | Peekskill | H6 | United States | 13 kg |
| 1993 | Ban Rong Du | Iron, ungrouped | Thailand | 17 kg |
| 1993 | El Tigre | L6 | Mexico | 5 kg |
| 1993 | Senboku | H6 | Japan | 866 g |
| 1993 | Songyuan | L6 | China | 37 kg |
| 1994 | Baszkówka | L5 | Poland | 16 kg |
| 1994 | Coleman | L6 | United States | 469 g |
| 1994 | Devri-Khera | L6 | India | 1.1 kg |
| 1994 | Lohawat | Howardite | India | 40 kg |
| 1994 | New Halfa | L4 | Sudan | 12 kg |
| 1994 | St-Robert | H5 | Canada | 25 kg |
| 1995 | Dong Ujimqin Qi | Mesosiderite | China | 129 kg |
| 1995 | Galkiv | H4 | Ukraine | 5 kg |
| 1995 | Neagari | L6 | Japan | 420 g |
| 1995 | Pétèlkolé | H5 | Niger | 189 g |
| 1995 | Silao | H5 | Mexico | 1.7 kg |
| 1996 | Fermo | H3-5 | Italy | 10 kg |
| 1996 | Guangmingshan | H5 | China | 2.9 kg |
| 1996 | Piplia Kalan | Eucrite-mmict | India | 42 kg |
| 1996 | Tsukuba | H5-6 | Japan | 800 g |
| 1996 | Turtle Lake | L5 | United States | 89 g |
| 1997 | Juancheng | H5 | China | 100 kg |
| 1997 | Vissannapeta | Eucrite-cm | India | 1.3 kg |
| 1997 | Worden | L5 | United States | 1.6 kg |
| 1998 | Chadong | L6 | China | 3.7 kg |
| 1998 | Dashoguz | H5 | Turkmenistan | 7 kg |
| 1998 | Elbert | LL6 | United States | 681 g |
| 1998 | Kitchener | L6 | Canada | 203 g |
| 1998 | Kunya-Urgench | H5 | Turkmenistan | 1.1 tonnes |
| 1998 | Monahans (1998) | H5 | United States | 2.6 kg |
| 1998 | Ourique | H4 | Portugal | 20 kg |
| 1998 | Portales Valley | H6 | United States | 71 kg |
| 1998 | Zag | H3-6 | Morocco | 175 kg |
| 1999 | Bilanga | Diogenite | Burkina Faso | 25 kg |
| 1999 | Djoumine | H5-6 | Tunisia | 10 kg |
| 1999 | Dunbogan | L6 | Australia | 30 g |
| 1999 | Katagum | L6 | Nigeria | 1.5 kg |
| 1999 | Kobe | CK4 | Japan | 136 g |
| 1999 | Leighlinbridge | L6 | Ireland | 271 g |
| 1999 | Sabrum | LL6 | India | 478 g |