Nedagolla
Seen to fall in 1870 in India · 4.5 kg recovered · Iron, ungrouped
Nedagolla is the earliest of the four Iron, ungrouped falls. It is one of 48 iron meteorites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 18.683° N, 83.483° E
The map is centred on Nedagolla. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Nedagolla is Erakot, 172 km to the west. Within 250 km lies one other recorded fall.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erakot | 1940 | CM2 | 113 g | 172 km west |
| 2 | Devgaon | 2001 | H3.8 | 12 kg | 264 km west |
| 3 | Sitathali | 1875 | H5 | 1.6 kg | 266 km north |
| 4 | Nawapali | 1890 | CM2 | 105 g | 286 km north |
| 5 | Patora | 1969 | H6 | 4.4 kg | 292 km north-west |
| 6 | Vissannapeta | 1997 | Eucrite-cm | 1.3 kg | 355 km south-west |
What Iron, ungrouped means
Iron, ungrouped is the label for an iron meteorite that matches none of the recognised chemical groups. By recovered mass Nedagolla ranks third of the 4 Iron, ungrouped falls. The nearest other Iron, ungrouped fall is Ban Rong Du in Thailand, 1,888 km away. In date order among Iron, ungrouped falls, the one after is N'Goureyma (1900, Mali).
Nedagolla in India’s record
In date order Nedagolla is number 39 of the 124 falls recorded in India, which run from 1621 to 2008. By recovered mass Nedagolla comes 38th of 124 there. The fall recorded before Nedagolla in India is Moti-ka-nagla (1868); the next is Dyalpur (1872).
The 1870s
Nedagolla is one of 51 falls dated to the 1870s. Elsewhere, the record lists two other falls in 1870: Cabezo de Mayo in Spain, Ibbenbüren in Germany.