Sasagase
Seen to fall in 1688 in Japan · 695 g recovered · H
Only 12 falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Sasagase. It is the earliest of the 13 H falls.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 34.717° N, 137.783° E
The map is centred on Sasagase. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Sasagase is Tahara, 44 km to the west. Within 250 km lie 17 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tahara | 1991 | H4/5 | 1 kg | 44 km west |
| 2 | Minamino | 1632 | L | 1 kg | 87 km north-west |
| 3 | Kasamatsu | 1938 | H | 710 g | 117 km north-west |
| 4 | Hashima | 1910 | H4 | 1.1 kg | 118 km north-west |
| 5 | Gifu | 1909 | L6 | 14 kg | 122 km north-west |
| 6 | Tané | 1918 | L5 | 905 g | 162 km north-west |
What H means
H is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron; no petrologic type is recorded. By recovered mass Sasagase ranks seventh of the 13 H falls. The nearest other H fall is Kasamatsu in Japan, 117 km away. In date order among H falls, the one after is Avilez (1855, Mexico).
Sasagase in Japan’s record
Sasagase is the third-earliest of the 42 falls recorded in Japan. By recovered mass Sasagase comes 25th of 42 there. The fall recorded before Sasagase in Japan is Minamino (1632); the next is Ogi (1741).
Before 1800
Sasagase is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. No fall outside Japan is dated 1688 in the record.