Meteorite falls in Spain
Spain has 22 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the tenth-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Olivenza (150 kg, 1924). The earliest is Sena in 1773. The most recent is Puerto Lápice in 2007.
- Median recovered mass
- 3.8 kg
- Different class labels
- 13
- Falls with their own page
- 7
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 22, 15 are dated before 1900 and two are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1890s, with four falls. The median distance from a fall in Spain to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 79 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Juromenha in Portugal, 18 km from Olivenza.
What fell in Spain
The most common class is L6 (five falls), followed by H5 (4). Together the falls recorded in Spain recovered 489 kg.
- L chondrites 6
- H chondrites 8
- LL chondrites 2
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 3
- Stony-iron meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 1
Every fall in Spain
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 | Sena | H4 | 4 kg |
| 1811 | Berlanguillas | L6 | 1.4 kg |
| 1842 | Barea | Mesosiderite-A1 | 3.2 kg |
| 1851 | Nulles | H6 | 5 kg |
| 1856 | Oviedo | H5 | 205 g |
| 1858 | Molina | H5 | 144 kg |
| 1861 | Cañellas | H4 | 945 g |
| 1862 | Sevilla | LL4 | 180 g |
| 1866 | Cangas de Onis | H5 | 34 kg |
| 1870 | Cabezo de Mayo | L/LL6 | 25 kg |
| 1871 | Roda | Diogenite | 400 g |
| 1892 | Guareña | H6 | 39 kg |
| 1894 | Los Martinez | L6 | 25 g |
| 1896 | Madrid | L6 | 400 g |
| 1898 | Quesa | Iron, IAB-ung | 11 kg |
| 1924 | Olivenza | LL5 | 150 kg |
| 1925 | Chaves | Howardite | 2.9 kg |
| 1926 | Ojuelos Altos | L6 | 5.8 kg |
| 1929 | Olmedilla de Alarcón | H5 | 40 kg |
| 1947 | Reliegos | L5 | 17 kg |
| 2004 | Villalbeto de la Peña | L6 | 3.5 kg |
| 2007 | Puerto Lápice | Eucrite-br | 500 g |