Huckitta
A find, recorded in 1924 in Australia · 2.3 tonnes recovered · Pallasite, PMG-an
Huckitta ranks 26th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 618 complete find records in Australia, it is the fourth-heaviest. Among stony-iron meteorites it is the third-heaviest find. Only two observed falls recovered more.
- Recorded position
- 22.367° S, 135.767° E
Rings every 500 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Tenham, 820 km to the south-east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1879). In 1924, the year Huckitta entered the record, 10 meteorites were seen to fall: Olivenza in Spain, Johnstown in the United States, Béréba in Burkina Faso and seven others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenham | 1879 | L6 | 160 kg | 820 km south-east |
| 2 | Mount Browne | 1902 | H6 | 11 kg | 1,017 km south-east |
| 3 | Bunburra Rockhole | 2007 | Eucrite | 324 g | 1,192 km south-west |
| 4 | Karoonda | 1930 | CK4 | 42 kg | 1,470 km south |
| 5 | Rockhampton | 1895 | Unclassified stone | 1.6 kg | 1,515 km east |
Huckitta 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 Zaisho, 6,238 km away in Japan, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Henbury lies closest: 361 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Wabar (2.5 tonnes) and Navajo (2.2 tonnes).