Rasgrad
Seen to fall in 1740 in Bulgaria · 25 kg recovered · Unclassified stone
Only 15 falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Rasgrad. It is the earliest and heaviest of the five falls recorded in Bulgaria.
- Group
- Unclassified stones
- Recorded position
- 43.500° N, 26.533° E
The map is centred on Rasgrad. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Rasgrad is Pavel, 82 km to the west. Within 250 km lie five other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel | 1966 | H5 | 3 kg | 82 km west |
| 2 | Silistra | 1917 | Achondrite-ung | 0.1 g | 90 km north-east |
| 3 | Konovo | 1931 | LL5 | 90 g | 113 km south |
| 4 | Gumoschnik | 1904 | H5 | 5.7 kg | 163 km south-west |
| 5 | Pleşcoi | 2008 | L5-6 | 6.9 kg | 198 km north |
| 6 | Sopot | 1927 | Ordinary chondrite | 958 g | 263 km north-west |
What Unclassified stone means
Unclassified stone is the label for a stony meteorite that was never assigned to a group. By recovered mass Rasgrad ranks second of the 23 Unclassified stone falls. The nearest other Unclassified stone fall is Guêa in Serbia, 508 km away. In date order among Unclassified stone falls, the one before Rasgrad is Ortenau (1671, Germany) and the one after is Rodach (1775, Germany).
Rasgrad in Bulgaria’s record
The next fall recorded in Bulgaria is Virba, in 1873.
Before 1800
Rasgrad is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside Bulgaria is dated 1740 in the record.