Kusiali
Seen to fall in 1860 in India · 5 g recovered · L6
Kusiali is one of the smallest recoveries in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013): only nine falls were logged with less. It is the lightest of the 25 L6 falls recorded in India.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 29.683° N, 78.383° E
The map is centred on Kusiali. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Kusiali is Akbarpur, 42 km to the west. Within 250 km lie 13 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akbarpur | 1838 | H4 | 1.8 kg | 42 km west |
| 2 | Kasauli | 2003 | H4 | 17 kg | 78 km west |
| 3 | Banswal | 1913 | L5 | 14 g | 82 km north |
| 4 | Meerut | 1861 | H5 | 22 g | 93 km south-west |
| 5 | Moradabad | 1808 | L6 | 70 g | 109 km south-east |
| 6 | Bahjoi | 1934 | Iron, IAB-sLL | 10 kg | 134 km south |
What L6 means
L6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. The nearest other L6 fall is Moradabad in India, 109 km away. In date order among L6 falls, the one before Kusiali is Kheragur (1860, India) and the one after is New Concord (1860, the United States).
Kusiali in India’s record
In date order Kusiali is number 24 (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 Kusiali in India is Kheragur (1860); the next is Butsura (1861).
The 1860s
Kusiali is one of 56 falls dated to the 1860s. Elsewhere, the record lists three other falls in 1860: New Concord in the United States, Alessandria in Italy, Sologne in France.