Glanggang
Seen to fall in 1939 in Indonesia · 1.3 kg recovered · H5-6
Glanggang is the earliest of the three H5-6 falls. It is the only H5-6 fall recorded in Indonesia.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 7.250° S, 107.700° E
The map is centred on Glanggang. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Glanggang is Bandong, 39 km to the north. Within 250 km lie six other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandong | 1871 | LL6 | 12 kg | 39 km north |
| 2 | Selakopi | 1939 | H5 | 1.6 kg | 40 km west |
| 3 | Cilimus | 1979 | L5 | 1.6 kg | 55 km north-east |
| 4 | Tjerebon | 1922 | L5 | 17 kg | 139 km north-west |
| 5 | Meester-Cornelis | 1915 | H5 | 25 kg | 145 km north-west |
| 6 | Banten | 1933 | CM2 | 629 g | 214 km north-west |
What H5-6 means
H5-6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 5 to 6. By recovered mass Glanggang ranks second of the 3 H5-6 falls. The nearest other H5-6 fall is Tsukuba in Japan, 5,888 km away. In date order among H5-6 falls, the one after is Tsukuba (1996, Japan).
Glanggang in Indonesia’s record
In date order Glanggang is number 11 (shared with a fall of the same year) of the 16 falls recorded in Indonesia, which run from 1869 to 1984. By recovered mass Glanggang comes 14th of 16 there. The fall recorded before Glanggang in Indonesia is Madiun (1935); the next is Selakopi (1939).
The 1930s
Glanggang is one of 88 falls dated to the 1930s. Elsewhere, the record lists eight other falls in 1939, among them Dresden (Ontario) in Canada, Andura in India, Kendleton in the United States.