Revelstoke
Seen to fall in 1965 in Canada · 1 g recovered · CI1
Revelstoke is one of the smallest recoveries in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013): only six falls were logged with less. It is one of 44 carbonaceous chondrites among the observed falls.
- Recorded position
- 51.333° N, 118.950° W
The map is centred on Revelstoke. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Revelstoke is Beaver Creek, 114 km to the east. Within 250 km lies one other recorded fall.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beaver Creek | 1893 | H5 | 14 kg | 114 km east |
| 2 | Bruderheim | 1960 | L6 | 303 kg | 499 km north-east |
| 3 | Abee | 1952 | EH4 | 107 kg | 513 km north-east |
| 4 | Peace River | 1963 | L6 | 46 kg | 538 km north |
| 5 | Innisfree | 1977 | L5 | 4.6 kg | 566 km north-east |
| 6 | Vilna | 1967 | L5 | 0.1 g | 584 km north-east |
What CI1 means
CI1 is the label for a carbonaceous chondrite of the CI (Ivuna type) group, petrologic type 1, the most water-altered texture. Revelstoke is the most recent of the five CI1 falls. The nearest other CI1 fall is Orgueil in France, 7,974 km away. In date order among CI1 falls, the one before Revelstoke is Ivuna (1938, Tanzania).
Revelstoke in Canada’s record
In date order Revelstoke is number 9 of the 16 falls recorded in Canada, which run from 1887 to 2009. The fall recorded before Revelstoke in Canada is Peace River (1963); the next is Vilna (1967).
The 1960s
Revelstoke is one of 57 falls dated to the 1960s. Elsewhere, the record lists three other falls in 1965: Barwell in the United Kingdom, Conquista in Brazil, Taonan in China.