Meteorite falls of the 2000s
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 58 observed falls dated to the 2000s, the fourth-highest count of the 22 decades since 1800. They came down in 34 countries, most often in India (10). The heaviest is Sulagiri (110 kg, 2008). The earliest is Morávka in 2000, one of three dated that year. The most recent is Whetstone Mountains in 2009, one of five from that year.
Bright dots: falls of the 2000s. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the 2000s
The most frequent class is H5, with 12 falls. The busiest single year is 2008, with 9 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 16
- H chondrites 23
- LL chondrites 6
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 4
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 5
- Other achondrites 1
- Iron meteorites 1
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Morávka | H5 | Czech Republic | 633 g |
| 2000 | Tagish Lake | C2-ung | Canada | 10 kg |
| 2000 | Yafa | H5 | Yemen | 5.7 kg |
| 2001 | Al Zarnkh | LL5 | Sudan | 700 g |
| 2001 | Beni M'hira | L6 | Tunisia | 19 kg |
| 2001 | Bukhara | CV3 | Uzbekistan | 5.3 kg |
| 2001 | Dergaon | H5 | India | 13 kg |
| 2001 | Devgaon | H3.8 | India | 12 kg |
| 2002 | Alby sur Chéran | Eucrite-mmict | France | 252 g |
| 2002 | Bensour | LL6 | Morocco | 45 kg |
| 2002 | Bhawad | LL6 | India | 678 g |
| 2002 | Kilabo | LL6 | Nigeria | 19 kg |
| 2002 | Maromandia | L6 | Madagascar | 6 kg |
| 2002 | Neuschwanstein | EL6 | Germany | 6.2 kg |
| 2002 | San Michele | L6 | Italy | 237 g |
| 2002 | Thuathe | H4/5 | Lesotho | 45 kg |
| 2003 | Boumdeid (2003) | L6 | Mauritania | 190 g |
| 2003 | Hiroshima | H5 | Japan | 414 g |
| 2003 | Hoima | H6 | Uganda | 168 g |
| 2003 | Kasauli | H4 | India | 17 kg |
| 2003 | Kendrapara | H4-5 | India | 6.7 kg |
| 2003 | New Orleans | H5 | United States | 19 kg |
| 2003 | Ouadangou | L5 | Burkina Faso | 4.4 kg |
| 2003 | Oum Dreyga | H3-5 | Western Sahara | 17 kg |
| 2003 | Park Forest | L5 | United States | 18 kg |
| 2004 | Benguerir | LL6 | Morocco | 25 kg |
| 2004 | Berthoud | Eucrite-mmict | United States | 960 g |
| 2004 | Kaprada | L5/6 | India | 1.6 kg |
| 2004 | Maigatari-Danduma | H5/6 | Niger | 4.6 kg |
| 2004 | Orlando | Eucrite | United States | 180 g |
| 2004 | Villalbeto de la Peña | L6 | Spain | 3.5 kg |
| 2006 | Bassikounou | H5 | Mauritania | 30 kg |
| 2006 | Jodiya | L5 | India | 100 g |
| 2006 | Kavarpura | Iron, IIE-an | India | 6.8 kg |
| 2006 | Moss | CO3.6 | Norway | 3.8 kg |
| 2006 | Werdama | H5 | Libya | 4 kg |
| 2007 | Bunburra Rockhole | Eucrite | Australia | 324 g |
| 2007 | Cali | H/L4 | Colombia | 478 g |
| 2007 | Carancas | H4-5 | Peru | 342 g |
| 2007 | Chergach | H5 | Mali | 100 kg |
| 2007 | Didim | H3-5 | Turkey | 3.4 kg |
| 2007 | Mahadevpur | H4/5 | India | 71 kg |
| 2007 | Puerto Lápice | Eucrite-br | Spain | 500 g |
| 2007 | Red Canyon Lake | H5 | United States | 18 g |
| 2008 | Almahata Sitta | Ureilite-an | Sudan | 4 kg |
| 2008 | Berduc | L6 | Argentina | 270 g |
| 2008 | Buzzard Coulee | H4 | Canada | 41 kg |
| 2008 | Daule | L5 | Ecuador | 6.6 kg |
| 2008 | Kemer | L4 | Turkey | 5.8 kg |
| 2008 | Pleşcoi | L5-6 | Romania | 6.9 kg |
| 2008 | Santa Lucia (2008) | L6 | Argentina | 4 kg |
| 2008 | Sulagiri | LL6 | India | 110 kg |
| 2008 | Tamdakht | H5 | Morocco | 100 kg |
| 2009 | Ash Creek | L6 | United States | 9.5 kg |
| 2009 | Grimsby | H5 | Canada | 215 g |
| 2009 | Jesenice | L6 | Slovenia | 3.7 kg |
| 2009 | Maribo | CM2 | Denmark | 26 g |
| 2009 | Whetstone Mountains | H5 | United States | 2.1 kg |