Cabezo de Mayo
Seen to fall in 1870 in Spain · 25 kg recovered · L/LL6
Cabezo de Mayo is the earliest of the four L/LL6 falls. It is the only L/LL6 fall recorded in Spain. Molina came down only 15 km to the north, in 1858.
- Recorded position
- 37.983° N, 1.167° W
The map is centred on Cabezo de Mayo. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie four other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molina | 1858 | H5 | 144 kg | 15 km north |
| 2 | Los Martinez | 1894 | L6 | 25 g | 29 km east |
| 3 | Quesa | 1898 | Iron, IAB-ung | 11 kg | 121 km north |
| 4 | Olmedilla de Alarcón | 1929 | H5 | 40 kg | 194 km north-west |
| 5 | Puerto Lápice | 2007 | Eucrite-br | 500 g | 254 km north-west |
| 6 | Madrid | 1896 | L6 | 400 g | 349 km north-west |
What L/LL6 means
L/LL6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with iron content between the L and LL groups, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Cabezo de Mayo ranks second of the 4 L/LL6 falls. The nearest other L/LL6 fall is Trysil in Norway, 2,755 km away. In date order among L/LL6 falls, the one after is Holbrook (1912, the United States).
Cabezo de Mayo in Spain’s record
In date order Cabezo de Mayo is number 10 of the 22 falls recorded in Spain, which run from 1773 to 2007. By recovered mass Cabezo de Mayo comes sixth of 22 there. The fall recorded before Cabezo de Mayo in Spain is Cangas de Onis (1866); the next is Roda (1871).
The 1870s
Cabezo de Mayo is one of 51 falls dated to the 1870s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1870: Nedagolla in India, Ibbenbüren in Germany.