Meteorite falls in Pakistan
Pakistan has 15 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 18th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Rahimyar Khan (67 kg, 1983). The earliest is Lodran in 1868.
- Median recovered mass
- 4.2 kg
- Different class labels
- 8
- Falls with their own page
- 3
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 15, four are dated before 1900 and four are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1910s, with three falls. The median distance from a fall in Pakistan to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 81 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Kandahar (Afghanistan) in Afghanistan, 137 km from Kulak.
What fell in Pakistan
The most common class is L6 (three falls), followed by L5 (3). Together the falls recorded in Pakistan recovered 139 kg.
- L chondrites 6
- H chondrites 4
- Enstatite chondrites 3
- Other achondrites 1
- Iron meteorites 1
Every fall in Pakistan
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | Lodran | Lodranite | 1 kg |
| 1873 | Jhung | L5 | 5.9 kg |
| 1873 | Khairpur | EL6 | 14 kg |
| 1897 | Gambat | L6 | 6.4 kg |
| 1901 | Sindhri | H5 | 8.4 kg |
| 1905 | Karkh | L6 | 22 kg |
| 1915 | Visuni | H6 | 594 g |
| 1917 | Garhi Yasin | Iron, IIE | 380 g |
| 1919 | Adhi Kot | EH4 | 4.2 kg |
| 1926 | Jajh deh Kot Lalu | EL6 | 973 g |
| 1948 | Mardan | H5 | 4.5 kg |
| 1950 | Thal | H6 | 342 g |
| 1955 | Karloowala | L6 | 3 kg |
| 1961 | Kulak | L5 | 454 g |
| 1983 | Rahimyar Khan | L5 | 67 kg |