Pribram
Seen to fall in 1959 in the Czech Republic · 5.6 kg recovered · H5
Pribram is the second-heaviest of the five H5 falls recorded in the Czech Republic. The nearest other recorded fall is Zebrak, 26 km to the north. By recovered mass it ranks 13th of the 58 falls dated to the same decade.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 49.667° N, 14.033° E
The map is centred on Pribram. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie 19 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zebrak | 1824 | H5 | 2 kg | 26 km north |
| 2 | Tabor | 1753 | H5 | 7.5 kg | 53 km south-east |
| 3 | Lissa | 1808 | L6 | 13 kg | 83 km north-east |
| 4 | Ploschkovitz | 1723 | L5 | 39 g | 97 km north |
| 5 | Elbogen | 1399 | Iron, IID | 107 kg | 109 km north-west |
| 6 | Stannern | 1808 | Eucrite-mmict | 52 kg | 119 km east |
What H5 means
H5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Pribram ranks 58th of the 159 H5 falls. The nearest other H5 fall is Zebrak in the Czech Republic, 26 km away. In date order among H5 falls, the one before Pribram is Okabe (1958, Japan) and the one after is Ehole (1961, Angola).
Pribram in the Czech Republic’s record
In date order Pribram is number 12 of the 15 falls recorded in the Czech Republic, which run from 1399 to 2000. By recovered mass Pribram comes seventh of 15 there. The fall recorded before Pribram in the Czech Republic is Sazovice (1934); the next is Usti Nad Orlici (1963).
The 1950s
Elsewhere, the record lists five other falls in 1959, among them Yardymly in Azerbaijan, Hamlet in the United States, Akwanga in Nigeria.