Delhi
Seen to fall in 1897 in India · 0.8 g recovered · L5
Delhi is one of the smallest recoveries in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013): only five falls were logged with less. It has 23 other recorded falls within 250 km, one of the 20 most crowded spots in the record.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 28.567° N, 77.250° E
The map is centred on Delhi. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Delhi is Rewari, 70 km to the south-west.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rewari | 1929 | L6 | 3.3 kg | 70 km south-west |
| 2 | Meerut | 1861 | H5 | 22 g | 73 km north-east |
| 3 | Kasauli | 2003 | H4 | 17 kg | 118 km north |
| 4 | Raghunathpura | 1986 | Iron, IIAB | 10 kg | 121 km south-west |
| 5 | Bahjoi | 1934 | Iron, IAB-sLL | 10 kg | 122 km east |
| 6 | Bansur | 1892 | L6 | 15 kg | 132 km south-west |
What L5 means
L5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. The nearest other L5 fall is Banswal in India, 224 km away. In date order among L5 falls, the one before Delhi is Nagy-Borové (1895, Slovakia) and the one after is Chervettaz (1901, Switzerland).
Delhi in India’s record
In date order Delhi is number 61 (shared with a fall of the same year) of the 124 falls recorded in India, which run from 1621 to 2008. The fall recorded before Delhi in India is Bishunpur (1895); the next is Kangra Valley (1897).
The 1890s
Delhi is one of 51 falls dated to the 1890s. Elsewhere, the record lists six other falls in 1897, among them Zavid in Serbia, Lancon in France, Gambat in Pakistan.