Red River
A find, recorded in 1808 in the United States · 800 kg recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Red River ranks 57th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Only five observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 32.000° N, 95.000° W
Rings every 100 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Troup, 21 km to the north-west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1917). In 1808, the year Red River entered the record, four meteorites were seen to fall: Stannern in the Czech Republic, Lissa in the Czech Republic, Borgo San Donino in Italy and one other.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troup | 1917 | L6 | 1 kg | 21 km north-west |
| 2 | Harleton | 1961 | L6 | 8.4 kg | 88 km north-east |
| 3 | Kirbyville | 1906 | Eucrite-mmict | 98 g | 166 km south-west |
| 4 | Plantersville | 1930 | H6 | 2.1 kg | 179 km south-west |
| 5 | Ash Creek | 2009 | L6 | 9.5 kg | 191 km west |
Red River among other finds
In the record, 256 finds carry the label Iron, IIIAB, against 10 observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IIIAB) is Cabin Creek, 413 km away in the United States, one of 11 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Odessa (iron) lies closest: 699 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Brahin (823 kg) and Sardis (800 kg).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cosby's Creek | Iron, IAB-MG | 1837 | 960 kg |
| 11 | Red River | Iron, IIIAB | 1808 | 800 kg |
| 12 | Sardis | Iron, IAB complex | 1940 | 800 kg |