Tathlith
Seen to fall in 1967 in Saudi Arabia · 2.5 kg recovered · L6
Tathlith is the most recent of the four falls recorded in Saudi Arabia. It has no other recorded fall within 649 km; only 22 falls in the record sit farther from their nearest neighbour.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 19.383° N, 43.733° E
The map is centred on Tathlith. Rings every 500 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Tathlith is Yafa, 649 km to the south. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Tathlith.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yafa | 2000 | H5 | 5.7 kg | 649 km south |
| 2 | Kaidun | 1980 | CR2 | 2 kg | 688 km south-east |
| 3 | Al Rais | 1957 | CR2-an | 160 g | 709 km north-west |
| 4 | Khor Temiki | 1932 | Aubrite | 3.2 kg | 901 km south-west |
| 5 | New Halfa | 1994 | L4 | 12 kg | 964 km south-west |
| 6 | Ras Tanura | 1961 | H6 | 6.1 g | 1,042 km north-east |
What L6 means
L6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Tathlith ranks 136th of the 254 L6 falls. The nearest other L6 fall is Nejo in Ethiopia, 1,422 km away. In date order among L6 falls, the one before Tathlith is Denver (1967, the United States) and the one after is Suchy Dul (1969, the Czech Republic).
Tathlith in Saudi Arabia’s record
By recovered mass Tathlith comes second of 4 there. The fall recorded before Tathlith in Saudi Arabia is Ras Tanura, in 1961.
The 1960s
Tathlith is one of 57 falls dated to the 1960s. Elsewhere, the record lists six other falls in 1967, among them Wiluna in Australia, Tugalin-Bulen in Mongolia, Parambu in Brazil.