Omolon
Seen to fall in 1981 in Russia · 250 kg recovered · Pallasite, PMG
Omolon has the 21st-largest recovered mass of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). It is one of 11 stony-iron meteorites among the observed falls. It has no other recorded fall within 1,725 km; only one fall in the record sits farther from its nearest neighbour.
- Recorded position
- 64.020° N, 161.808° E
The map is centred on Omolon. Rings every 1,000 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Omolon is Undulung, 1,725 km to the north-west. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Omolon.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undulung | 1986 | L4 | 113 g | 1,725 km north-west |
| 2 | Sikhote-Alin | 1947 | Iron, IIAB | 23 tonnes | 2,592 km south-west |
| 3 | Numakai | 1925 | H4 | 363 g | 2,623 km south-west |
| 4 | Sungach | 1935 | H5 | 637 g | 2,775 km south-west |
| 5 | Boguslavka | 1916 | Iron, IIAB | 256 kg | 2,866 km south-west |
| 6 | Aomori | 1984 | L6 | 320 g | 2,917 km south-west |
What Pallasite, PMG means
Pallasite, PMG is the label for a pallasite, olivine crystals set in iron-nickel metal. The nearest other Pallasite, PMG fall is Marjalahti in Russia, 5,482 km away.
Omolon in Russia’s record
Omolon is the fifth-heaviest of the 48 falls recorded in Russia. In date order Omolon is number 45 of the 48 falls recorded in Russia, which run from 1805 to 2013. The fall recorded before Omolon in Russia is Kutais (1977); the next is Undulung (1986).
The 1980s
Omolon is one of 54 falls dated to the 1980s. Elsewhere, the record lists six other falls in 1981, among them Machinga in Malawi, Akyumak in Turkey, Gursum in Ethiopia.