Meteorite falls in Mexico
Mexico has 19 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 13th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Allende (2 tonnes, 1969). The earliest is Bocas in 1804. The most recent is Silao in 1995.
- Median recovered mass
- 1.2 kg
- Different class labels
- 12
- Falls with their own page
- 3
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 19, nine are dated before 1900 and nine are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1970s, with four falls. The median distance from a fall in Mexico to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 65 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Peña Blanca Spring in the United States, 412 km from Allende.
What fell in Mexico
The most common class is H5 (five falls), followed by L6 (4). Together the falls recorded in Mexico recovered 2.1 tonnes.
- L chondrites 5
- H chondrites 7
- LL chondrites 2
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 2
- Other achondrites 1
- Iron meteorites 1
Every fall in Mexico
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1804 | Bocas | L6 | 56 g |
| 1844 | Cosina | H5 | 1.2 kg |
| 1855 | Avilez | H | 146 g |
| 1878 | La Charca | Ordinary chondrite | 399 g |
| 1879 | Tomatlan | H6 | 900 g |
| 1881 | Pacula | L6 | 3.4 kg |
| 1885 | Mazapil | Iron, IAB-sLL | 4 kg |
| 1896 | Atemajac | L6 | 94 g |
| 1899 | Rancho de la Presa | H5 | 300 g |
| 1939 | Santa Cruz | CM2 | 60 g |
| 1968 | San Pedro Jacuaro | LL6 | 460 g |
| 1969 | Allende | CV3 | 2 tonnes |
| 1975 | Tuxtuac | LL5 | 30 kg |
| 1976 | Acapulco | Acapulcoite | 1.9 kg |
| 1977 | El Paso de Aguila | H5 | 17 kg |
| 1978 | Nuevo Mercurio | H5 | 50 kg |
| 1988 | Ceniceros | L3.7 | 1 kg |
| 1993 | El Tigre | L6 | 5 kg |
| 1995 | Silao | H5 | 1.7 kg |