Meteorite falls before 1800
NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) holds 35 observed falls dated before 1800, from 860 onward. They came down in 15 countries, most often in France (6). The heaviest is Ensisheim (127 kg, 1491). The earliest is Nogata in 860. The most recent is Salles in 1798, one of two from that year.
Bright dots: falls dated before 1800. Faint dots: falls from all other years.
Inside the before 1800
The most frequent class is Unclassified stone, with 9 falls. The busiest single year is 1798, with 2 recorded falls.
- L chondrites 10
- H chondrites 9
- LL chondrites 3
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Iron meteorites 3
- Unclassified stones 9
Every fall of the period
| Year | Fall | Class | Country | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 860 | Nogata | L6 | Japan | 472 g |
| 1399 | Elbogen | Iron, IID | Czech Republic | 107 kg |
| 1490 | Rivolta de Bassi | Unclassified stone | Italy | 103 g |
| 1491 | Ensisheim | LL6 | France | 127 kg |
| 1583 | Castrovillari | Unclassified stone | Italy | 15 kg |
| 1621 | Jalandhar | Iron | India | 2 kg |
| 1623 | Stretchleigh | Unclassified stone | United Kingdom | 10 kg |
| 1628 | Hatford | Unclassified stone | United Kingdom | 29 kg |
| 1632 | Minamino | L | Japan | 1 kg |
| 1637 | Mount Vaisi | Unclassified stone | France | 17 kg |
| 1668 | Vago | H6 | Italy | 40 g |
| 1671 | Ortenau | Unclassified stone | Germany | 4.5 kg |
| 1688 | Sasagase | H | Japan | 695 g |
| 1715 | Schellin | L | Poland | 7 kg |
| 1723 | Ploschkovitz | L5 | Czech Republic | 39 g |
| 1740 | Rasgrad | Unclassified stone | Bulgaria | 25 kg |
| 1741 | Ogi | H6 | Japan | 14 kg |
| 1751 | Hraschina | Iron, IID | Croatia | 49 kg |
| 1753 | Luponnas | H3-5 | France | 14 kg |
| 1753 | Tabor | H5 | Czech Republic | 7.5 kg |
| 1766 | Albareto | L/LL4 | Italy | 2 kg |
| 1768 | Lucé | L6 | France | 3.5 kg |
| 1768 | Mauerkirchen | L6 | Austria | 19 kg |
| 1773 | Sena | H4 | Spain | 4 kg |
| 1775 | Rodach | Unclassified stone | Germany | 2.9 kg |
| 1785 | Eichstädt | H5 | Germany | 3 kg |
| 1787 | Kharkov | L6 | Ukraine | 1.5 kg |
| 1790 | Barbotan | H5 | France | 6.4 kg |
| 1794 | Siena | LL5 | Italy | 3.7 kg |
| 1795 | Mulletiwu | L | Sri Lanka | 26 g |
| 1795 | Wold Cottage | L6 | United Kingdom | 25 kg |
| 1796 | Bjelaja Zerkov | H6 | Ukraine | 1.9 kg |
| 1796 | Portugal | Unclassified stone | Portugal | 4.5 kg |
| 1798 | Benares (a) | LL4 | India | 3.7 kg |
| 1798 | Salles | L5 | France | 9 kg |