Castrovillari
Seen to fall in 1583 in Italy · 15 kg recovered · Unclassified stone
Only four falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Castrovillari. It is the third-heaviest of the 28 falls recorded in Italy.
- Group
- Unclassified stones
- Recorded position
- 39.800° N, 16.200° E
The map is centred on Castrovillari. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Castrovillari is Messina, 188 km to the south. Within 250 km lie two other recorded falls.
What Unclassified stone means
Unclassified stone is the label for a stony meteorite that was never assigned to a group. By recovered mass Castrovillari ranks fourth of the 23 Unclassified stone falls. The nearest other Unclassified stone fall is Guêa in Serbia, 553 km away. In date order among Unclassified stone falls, the one before Castrovillari is Rivolta de Bassi (1490, Italy) and the one after is Stretchleigh (1623, the United Kingdom).
Castrovillari in Italy’s record
Castrovillari is the second-earliest of the 28 falls recorded in Italy. The fall recorded before Castrovillari in Italy is Rivolta de Bassi (1490); the next is Vago (1668).
Before 1800
Castrovillari is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside Italy is dated 1583 in the record.