Bocas
Seen to fall in 1804 in Mexico · 56 g recovered · L6
Bocas is the earliest and lightest of the 19 falls recorded in Mexico. It is the lightest of the four L6 falls recorded in Mexico.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 23.000° N, 102.000° W
The map is centred on Bocas. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Bocas is Nuevo Mercurio, 145 km to the north. Within 250 km lie five other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuevo Mercurio | 1978 | H5 | 50 kg | 145 km north |
| 2 | Mazapil | 1885 | Iron, IAB-sLL | 4 kg | 190 km north |
| 3 | Tuxtuac | 1975 | LL5 | 30 kg | 204 km south-west |
| 4 | Cosina | 1844 | H5 | 1.2 kg | 235 km south-east |
| 5 | Silao | 1995 | H5 | 1.7 kg | 238 km south |
| 6 | Avilez | 1855 | H | 146 g | 270 km north-west |
What L6 means
L6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Bocas ranks 247th of the 254 L6 falls. The nearest other L6 fall is Pacula in Mexico, 353 km away. In date order among L6 falls, the one before Bocas is L'Aigle (1803, France) and the one after is High Possil (1804, the United Kingdom).
Bocas in Mexico’s record
The next fall recorded in Mexico is Cosina, in 1844.
The 1800s
Bocas is one of 16 falls dated to the 1800s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1804: High Possil in the United Kingdom, Darmstadt in Germany.