Brenham
A find, recorded in 1882 in the United States · 4.3 tonnes recovered · Pallasite, PMG-an
Brenham ranks 17th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 1,503 complete find records in the United States, it is the third-heaviest. Among stony-iron meteorites it is the first-heaviest find. Only one observed fall recovered more.
- Recorded position
- 37.583° N, 99.164° W
Rings every 100 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Blackwell, 182 km to the south-east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1906). In 1882, the year Brenham entered the record, four meteorites were seen to fall: Mocs in Romania, Fukutomi in Japan, Pavlovka in Russia and one other.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackwell | 1906 | L5 | 2.4 kg | 182 km south-east |
| 2 | Leedey | 1943 | L6 | 52 kg | 190 km south |
| 3 | Modoc (1905) | 1905 | L6 | 35 kg | 198 km north-west |
| 4 | Hoxie | 1963 | Ordinary chondrite | 266 g | 226 km north-west |
| 5 | Crescent | 1936 | CM2 | 78 g | 230 km south-east |
Brenham among other finds
In the record, 10 finds carry the label Pallasite, PMG-an, against one observed fall. The closest fall of the same group (pallasite) is Omolon, 6,717 km away in Russia, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Odessa (iron) lies closest: 716 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Bendegó (5.4 tonnes) and Vaca Muerta (3.8 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Willamette | Iron, IIIAB | 1902 | 16 tonnes |
| 3 | Brenham | Pallasite, PMG-an | 1882 | 4.3 tonnes |
| 4 | Old Woman | Iron, IIAB | 1976 | 2.8 tonnes |