Meteorite falls in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has 5 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 36th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Gursum (35 kg, 1981). The earliest is Holetta in 1923.
- Median recovered mass
- 2.5 kg
- Falls with their own page
- 1
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 5, 0 are dated before 1900 and three are from 1950 or later. No decade has more than one recorded fall there. The median distance from a fall in Ethiopia to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 99 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Malakal in South Sudan, 393 km from Nejo.
What fell in Ethiopia
Every fall recorded in Ethiopia carries a different class label. Together the falls recorded in Ethiopia recovered 45 kg.
- L chondrites 1
- H chondrites 2
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Unclassified stones 1
Every fall in Ethiopia
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Holetta | Unclassified stone | 1.4 kg |
| 1942 | Ankober | H4 | 6.5 kg |
| 1964 | Wolamo | Ordinary chondrite | 166 g |
| 1970 | Nejo | L6 | 2.5 kg |
| 1981 | Gursum | H4/5 | 35 kg |