Meteorite falls in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has 6 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 32nd-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Nikolaevka (4 kg, 1935). The earliest is Karakol in 1840. The most recent is Zaisan in 1963.
- Median recovered mass
- 2 kg
- Falls with their own page
- 0
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 6, one is dated before 1900 and one is from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1930s, with three falls. The median distance from a fall in Kazakhstan to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 153 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Kuznetzovo in Russia, 341 km from Pavlodar (stone).
What fell in Kazakhstan
The most common class is L6 (two falls), followed by H5 (2). Together the falls recorded in Kazakhstan recovered 12 kg.
- L chondrites 2
- H chondrites 3
- LL chondrites 1
Every fall in Kazakhstan
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | Karakol | LL6 | 3 kg |
| 1927 | Mamra Springs | L6 | 1 kg |
| 1935 | Nikolaevka | H4 | 4 kg |
| 1937 | Kaptal-Aryk | L6 | 3.5 kg |
| 1938 | Pavlodar (stone) | H5 | 143 g |
| 1963 | Zaisan | H5 | 463 g |