Lodran
Seen to fall in 1868 in Pakistan · 1 kg recovered · Lodranite
Lodran is the earliest of the 15 falls recorded in Pakistan. It is the only fall in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) classed Lodranite. It is one of 19 other achondrites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Other achondrites
- Recorded position
- 29.533° N, 71.800° E
The map is centred on Lodran. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Lodran is Khairpur, 48 km to the east. Within 250 km lie four other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khairpur | 1873 | EL6 | 14 kg | 48 km east |
| 2 | Jhung | 1873 | L5 | 5.9 kg | 204 km north |
| 3 | Rahimyar Khan | 1983 | L5 | 67 kg | 213 km south-west |
| 4 | Karloowala | 1955 | L6 | 3 kg | 229 km north |
| 5 | Adhi Kot | 1919 | EH4 | 4.2 kg | 285 km north |
| 6 | Lohawat | 1994 | Howardite | 40 kg | 297 km south |
What Lodranite means
Lodranite is the label for a lodranite, a primitive achondrite that lost part of its melt.
Lodran in Pakistan’s record
By recovered mass Lodran comes tenth of 15 there. The next fall recorded in Pakistan is Jhung, in 1873.
The 1860s
Lodran is one of 56 falls dated to the 1860s. Elsewhere, the record lists 10 other falls in 1868, among them Pultusk in Poland, Motta di Conti in Italy, Ornans in France.