Djati-Pengilon
Seen to fall in 1884 in Indonesia · 166 kg recovered · H6
Djati-Pengilon is the heaviest of the 16 falls recorded in Indonesia, and of the 91 H6 falls. It is the heaviest of the two H6 falls recorded in Indonesia. Ngawi came down only 11 km to the north-west, in 1883.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 7.500° S, 111.500° E
The map is centred on Djati-Pengilon. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie seven other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngawi | 1883 | LL3.6 | 1.4 kg | 11 km north-west |
| 2 | Madiun | 1935 | L6 | 400 g | 28 km south |
| 3 | Jumapalo | 1984 | L6 | 32 kg | 41 km south-west |
| 4 | Tjabe | 1869 | H6 | 20 kg | 46 km north |
| 5 | Kediri | 1940 | L4 | 3.3 kg | 63 km south-east |
| 6 | Rembang | 1919 | Iron, IVA | 10 kg | 87 km north |
What H6 means
H6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. The nearest other H6 fall is Tjabe in Indonesia, 46 km away. In date order among H6 falls, the one before Djati-Pengilon is Tomatlan (1879, Mexico) and the one after is Pirthalla (1884, India).
Djati-Pengilon in Indonesia’s record
In date order Djati-Pengilon is number 4 of the 16 falls recorded in Indonesia, which run from 1869 to 1984. The fall recorded before Djati-Pengilon in Indonesia is Ngawi (1883); the next is Kangean (1908).
The 1880s
Djati-Pengilon is one of 40 falls dated to the 1880s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1884: Tysnes Island in Norway, Pirthalla in India.