Alfianello
Seen to fall in 1883 in Italy · 228 kg recovered · L6
Alfianello has the 24th-largest recovered mass of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). It is the heaviest of the 28 falls recorded in Italy.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 45.267° N, 10.150° E
The map is centred on Alfianello. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Alfianello is Trenzano, 25 km to the north-west. Within 250 km lie 14 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenzano | 1856 | H3/4 | 12 kg | 25 km north-west |
| 2 | Borgo San Donino | 1808 | LL6 | 1.7 kg | 45 km south |
| 3 | Rivolta de Bassi | 1490 | Unclassified stone | 103 g | 55 km north-west |
| 4 | Vago | 1668 | H6 | 40 g | 79 km east |
| 5 | Valdinizza | 1903 | L6 | 1 kg | 90 km south-west |
| 6 | Albareto | 1766 | L/LL4 | 2 kg | 97 km south-east |
What L6 means
L6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. Alfianello carries about 76 times the median recovered mass of L6 falls. The nearest other L6 fall is Valdinizza in Italy, 90 km away. In date order among L6 falls, the one before Alfianello is Pirgunje (1882, Bangladesh) and the one after is St. Caprais-de-Quinsac (1883, France).
Alfianello in Italy’s record
In date order Alfianello is number 16 of the 28 falls recorded in Italy, which run from 1490 to 2002. The fall recorded before Alfianello in Italy is Orvinio (1872); the next is Assisi (1886).
The 1880s
Alfianello is one of 40 falls dated to the 1880s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1883: Ngawi in Indonesia, St. Caprais-de-Quinsac in France.