Meteorite falls in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic has 15 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 18th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Elbogen (107 kg, 1399). The most recent is Morávka in 2000.
- Median recovered mass
- 3.8 kg
- Different class labels
- 8
- Falls with their own page
- 6
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 15, 10 are dated before 1900 and four are from 1950 or later. The busiest period there is before 1800, with three falls. The median distance from a fall in the Czech Republic to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 44 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Gnadenfrei in Poland, 34 km from Braunau.
What fell in the Czech Republic
The most common class is H5 (five falls), followed by L6 (3). Together the falls recorded in the Czech Republic recovered 261 kg.
- L chondrites 5
- H chondrites 6
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
- Iron meteorites 2
Every fall in the Czech Republic
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1399 | Elbogen | Iron, IID | 107 kg |
| 1723 | Ploschkovitz | L5 | 39 g |
| 1753 | Tabor | H5 | 7.5 kg |
| 1808 | Lissa | L6 | 13 kg |
| 1808 | Stannern | Eucrite-mmict | 52 kg |
| 1824 | Zebrak | H5 | 2 kg |
| 1831 | Wessely | H5 | 3.8 kg |
| 1833 | Blansko | H6 | 470 g |
| 1847 | Braunau | Iron, IIAB | 39 kg |
| 1878 | Tieschitz | H/L3.6 | 28 kg |
| 1934 | Sazovice | L5 | 412 g |
| 1959 | Pribram | H5 | 5.6 kg |
| 1963 | Usti Nad Orlici | L6 | 1.3 kg |
| 1969 | Suchy Dul | L6 | 815 g |
| 2000 | Morávka | H5 | 633 g |