Bunburra Rockhole
Seen to fall in 2007 in Australia · 324 g recovered · Eucrite
Bunburra Rockhole is the most recent of the 15 falls recorded in Australia. It has no other recorded fall within 1,011 km; only seven falls in the record sit farther from their nearest neighbour.
- Recorded position
- 31.350° S, 129.190° E
The map is centred on Bunburra Rockhole. Rings every 500 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Bunburra Rockhole is Wiluna, 1,011 km to the north-west. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Bunburra Rockhole.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wiluna | 1967 | H5 | 150 kg | 1,011 km north-west |
| 2 | Millbillillie | 1960 | Eucrite-mmict | 330 kg | 1,017 km north-west |
| 3 | Karoonda | 1930 | CK4 | 42 kg | 1,080 km south-east |
| 4 | Mount Browne | 1902 | H6 | 11 kg | 1,209 km east |
| 5 | Binningup | 1984 | H5 | 488 g | 1,286 km west |
| 6 | Woolgorong | 1960 | L6 | 36 kg | 1,352 km west |
What Eucrite means
Eucrite is the label for a eucrite, a basaltic rock from the crust of a melted parent body. By recovered mass Bunburra Rockhole ranks first of the 2 Eucrite falls. The nearest other Eucrite fall is Orlando in the United States, 17,064 km away.
Bunburra Rockhole in Australia’s record
By recovered mass Bunburra Rockhole comes 13th of 15 there. The fall recorded before Bunburra Rockhole in Australia is Dunbogan, in 1999.
The 2000s
Bunburra Rockhole is one of 58 falls dated to the 2000s. Elsewhere, the record lists seven other falls in 2007, among them Chergach in Mali, Mahadevpur in India, Didim in Turkey.