Jalandhar
Seen to fall in 1621 in India · 2 kg recovered · Iron
Only five falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Jalandhar. It is the earliest of the 124 falls recorded in India. It is the earliest of the seven Iron falls.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 31.000° N, 75.000° E
The map is centred on Jalandhar. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Jalandhar is Umbala, 148 km to the south-east. Within 250 km lie seven other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umbala | 1822 | LL5 | 100 g | 148 km south-east |
| 2 | Kangra Valley | 1897 | H5 | 400 g | 172 km north-east |
| 3 | Durala | 1815 | L6 | 13 kg | 175 km south-east |
| 4 | Charwallas | 1834 | H6 | 12 kg | 175 km south |
| 5 | Baroti | 1910 | L6 | 4.5 kg | 184 km east |
| 6 | Pirthalla | 1884 | H6 | 1.2 kg | 184 km south-east |
What Iron means
Iron is the label for an iron meteorite without an assigned chemical group in this record. Jalandhar is one of 48 iron meteorites among the observed falls. By recovered mass Jalandhar ranks third of the 7 Iron falls. The nearest other Iron fall is Tyumen in Russia, 3,000 km away. In date order among Iron falls, the one after is Mariaville (1898, the United States).
Jalandhar in India’s record
By recovered mass Jalandhar comes 60th of 124 there. The next fall recorded in India is Benares (a), in 1798.
Before 1800
Jalandhar is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside India is dated 1621 in the record.