Tabor
Seen to fall in 1753 in the Czech Republic · 7.5 kg recovered · H5
Only 18 falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) carry an earlier date than Tabor. It is the earliest of the 159 H5 falls.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 49.400° N, 14.650° E
The map is centred on Tabor. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Tabor is Pribram, 53 km to the north-west. Within 250 km lie 20 other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pribram | 1959 | H5 | 5.6 kg | 53 km north-west |
| 2 | Stannern | 1808 | Eucrite-mmict | 52 kg | 68 km east |
| 3 | Zebrak | 1824 | H5 | 2 kg | 75 km north-west |
| 4 | Lissa | 1808 | L6 | 13 kg | 90 km north |
| 5 | Ploschkovitz | 1723 | L5 | 39 g | 132 km north |
| 6 | Prambachkirchen | 1932 | L6 | 2.1 kg | 133 km south-west |
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 Tabor ranks 47th of the 159 H5 falls. The nearest other H5 fall is Pribram in the Czech Republic, 53 km away. In date order among H5 falls, the one after is Eichstädt (1785, Germany).
Tabor in the Czech Republic’s record
Tabor is the third-earliest of the 15 falls recorded in the Czech Republic. By recovered mass Tabor comes sixth of 15 there. The fall recorded before Tabor in the Czech Republic is Ploschkovitz (1723); the next is Lissa (1808).
Before 1800
Tabor is one of 35 falls dated before 1800. Elsewhere, the record lists one other fall in 1753: Luponnas in France.