Minamino
Seen to fall in 1632 in Japan · 1 kg recovered · L
Only eight falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Minamino. It is the earliest of the 10 L falls.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 35.078° N, 136.933° E
The map is centred on Minamino. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Minamino is Hashima, 32 km to the north-west. Within 250 km lie 16 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hashima | 1910 | H4 | 1.1 kg | 32 km north-west |
| 2 | Kasamatsu | 1938 | H | 710 g | 35 km north-west |
| 3 | Gifu | 1909 | L6 | 14 kg | 51 km north |
| 4 | Tahara | 1991 | H4/5 | 1 kg | 52 km south-east |
| 5 | Tané | 1918 | L5 | 905 g | 75 km north-west |
| 6 | Sakauchi | 1913 | Iron | 4.2 kg | 87 km north-west |
What L means
L is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron; no petrologic type is recorded. By recovered mass Minamino ranks fourth of the 10 L falls. The nearest other L fall is Tomita in Japan, 298 km away. In date order among L falls, the one after is Schellin (1715, Poland).
Minamino in Japan’s record
Minamino is the second-earliest of the 42 falls recorded in Japan. By recovered mass Minamino comes 17th of 42 there. The fall recorded before Minamino in Japan is Nogata (860); the next is Sasagase (1688).
Before 1800
Minamino is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside Japan is dated 1632 in the record.