Hraschina
Seen to fall in 1751 in Croatia · 49 kg recovered · Iron, IID
Only 17 falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Hraschina. It is the earliest and heaviest of the four falls recorded in Croatia.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 46.100° N, 16.333° E
The map is centred on Hraschina. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Hraschina is Milena, 20 km to the north-west. Milena came down only 20 km to the north-west, in 1842. Within 250 km lie seven other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milena | 1842 | L6 | 10 kg | 20 km north-west |
| 2 | Slavetic | 1868 | H5 | 1.7 kg | 73 km south-west |
| 3 | Mike | 1944 | L6 | 224 g | 94 km east |
| 4 | Jesenice | 2009 | L6 | 3.7 kg | 179 km west |
| 5 | Minnichhof | 1905 | Ordinary chondrite | 550 g | 179 km north |
| 6 | Lanzenkirchen | 1925 | L4 | 7 kg | 184 km north |
What Iron, IID means
Iron, IID is the label for an iron meteorite of chemical group IID, defined by its nickel and trace-element content. Hraschina is one of 48 iron meteorites among the observed falls. By recovered mass Hraschina ranks second of the 3 Iron, IID falls. The nearest other Iron, IID fall is Elbogen in the Czech Republic, 527 km away. In date order among Iron, IID falls, the one before Hraschina is Elbogen (1399, the Czech Republic) and the one after is N'Kandhla (1912, South Africa).
Hraschina in Croatia’s record
The next fall recorded in Croatia is Milena, in 1842.
Before 1800
Hraschina is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside Croatia is dated 1751 in the record.