Mokoia
Seen to fall in 1908 in New Zealand · 4.5 kg recovered · CV3
Mokoia is the only observed fall recorded in New Zealand. It has no other recorded fall within 2,133 km; no fall in the record is more isolated.
- Recorded position
- 39.633° S, 174.400° E
The map is centred on Mokoia. Rings every 1,000 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Mokoia is Dunbogan, 2,133 km to the west. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Mokoia.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunbogan | 1999 | L6 | 30 g | 2,133 km west |
| 2 | Nassirah | 1936 | H4 | 347 g | 2,147 km north-west |
| 3 | Narellan | 1928 | L6 | 368 g | 2,192 km west |
| 4 | Emmaville | 1900 | Eucrite-mmict | 127 g | 2,363 km west |
| 5 | Moorleah | 1930 | L6 | 8.9 kg | 2,436 km west |
| 6 | Forest Vale | 1942 | H4 | 26 kg | 2,548 km west |
What CV3 means
CV3 is the label for a carbonaceous chondrite of the CV (Vigarano type) group, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture. Mokoia is one of 44 carbonaceous chondrites among the observed falls. By recovered mass Mokoia ranks fourth of the 7 CV3 falls. The nearest other CV3 fall is Allende in Mexico, 11,118 km away. In date order among CV3 falls, the one before Mokoia is Bali (1907, the Central African Republic) and the one after is Vigarano (1910, Italy).
The 1900s
Mokoia is one of 55 falls dated to the 1900s. Elsewhere, the record lists five other falls in 1908, among them Kagarlyk in Ukraine, Kangean in Indonesia, Avce in Slovenia.