Meteorite falls in Hungary
Hungary has 7 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 30th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Ofehértó (3.8 kg, 1900). The earliest is Kaba in 1857. The most recent is Mike in 1944.
- Median recovered mass
- 1.1 kg
- Different class labels
- 5
- Falls with their own page
- 2
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 7, two are dated before 1900 and 0 are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1900s, with two falls. The median distance from a fall in Hungary to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 38 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Lanzenkirchen in Austria, 28 km from Minnichhof.
What fell in Hungary
The most common class is L6 (three falls). Together the falls recorded in Hungary recovered 11 kg.
- L chondrites 3
- H chondrites 1
- LL chondrites 1
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1