Bitburg
A find, recorded in 1805 in Germany · 1.5 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB complex
Bitburg ranks 37th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). No other find recorded in Germany is heavier; 16 finds there have complete records. Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 49.967° N, 6.533° E
Rings every 50 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Simmern, 72 km to the east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1920). In 1805, the year Bitburg entered the record, two meteorites were seen to fall: Doroninsk in Russia, Asco in France.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simmern | 1920 | H5 | 1.2 kg | 72 km east |
| 2 | Aachen | 1880 | L5 | 21 g | 95 km north |
| 3 | Krähenberg | 1869 | LL5 | 17 kg | 98 km south-east |
| 4 | Forsbach | 1900 | H6 | 240 g | 123 km north-east |
| 5 | Lesves | 1896 | L6 | 2 kg | 136 km west |
Bitburg among other finds
In the record, 39 finds carry the label Iron, IAB complex, against one observed fall. The closest fall of the same group (iron IAB) is Quesa, 1,345 km away in Spain, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Brahin lies closest: 1,673 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Casas Grandes (1.5 tonnes) and Quinn Canyon (1.4 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bitburg | Iron, IAB complex | 1805 | 1.5 tonnes |
| 2 | Steinbach | Iron, IVA-an | 1724 | 98 kg |