Meteorite falls in Australia
Australia has 15 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 18th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Millbillillie (330 kg, 1960). The earliest is Tenham in 1879. The most recent is Bunburra Rockhole in 2007.
- Median recovered mass
- 11 kg
- Different class labels
- 9
- Falls with their own page
- 6
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 15, two are dated before 1900 and seven are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1960s, with four falls. The median distance from a fall in Australia to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 463 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Tambakwatu in Indonesia, 2,247 km from Woolgorong.
What fell in Australia
The most common class is L6 (five falls), followed by H5 (2). Together the falls recorded in Australia recovered 867 kg.
- L chondrites 5
- H chondrites 4
- Carbonaceous chondrites 2
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 3
- Unclassified stones 1
Every fall in Australia
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Tenham | L6 | 160 kg |
| 1895 | Rockhampton | Unclassified stone | 1.6 kg |
| 1900 | Emmaville | Eucrite-mmict | 127 g |
| 1902 | Mount Browne | H6 | 11 kg |
| 1928 | Narellan | L6 | 368 g |
| 1930 | Karoonda | CK4 | 42 kg |
| 1930 | Moorleah | L6 | 8.9 kg |
| 1942 | Forest Vale | H4 | 26 kg |
| 1960 | Millbillillie | Eucrite-mmict | 330 kg |
| 1960 | Woolgorong | L6 | 36 kg |
| 1967 | Wiluna | H5 | 150 kg |
| 1969 | Murchison | CM2 | 100 kg |
| 1984 | Binningup | H5 | 488 g |
| 1999 | Dunbogan | L6 | 30 g |
| 2007 | Bunburra Rockhole | Eucrite | 324 g |