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updated 06/24/08
I have tried to list some of the more recent meteorite falls in order to better track them as a classified meteorite or classic meteor wrong. It will also help keep the obvious meteorites that don't get classified on a list that can hopefully be updated from time to time. Finally it will be a useful list for me as I just forget what has recently fallen. I have decided to only include possible falls with images since without an image it is little more than a story. So if you know of any I am missing after Dec. 31, 2003 please let me know. I'll keep working on the falls before that date so keep looking back for more updates. Please note all names should be considered proposed at best. Some will certainly change before they are accepted by the Meteoritical Society. email
2008 (5)
April 12, 16:50hrs Zunhua, Hebei, China Status-highly probable According to Michael Farmer a meteorite has penetrated the roof of a house. He has recovered 62 grams from a ~4kg stone. Please see his site for images and more information about this fall. Michael Farmer Meteorites
April 6, 22:03 hrs Berduc, Entre Ríos, Argentina Status-highly probable The video below shows several small stones and one fist sized piece. One source stated a 700 gram stone was recovered along with 4 or 5 smaller stones. That is probably based on the video.
****Mike Farmer recently visited the site and believes that at least 6 kg have been recovered with numerous small pieces yet to be recovered. Here is a fascinating field trip narrative with several images of recovered stones from Mike Farmer Meteorites.
(Image from video) Video
Possibly the 700 gram stone
images from La Asociación Entrerriana de Astronomía (AEA)
March 7 (on or before), 11:20 hrs
Yaka, Fethiye dist, Mugla,
Turkey Status-possible A local farmer heard a loud noise and observed a dust
cloud in his wheat field shortly after impact. A 2.5 kg stone was recovered from a small
crater. Several pieces have been removed from the main mass by locals as souvenirs.
Unfortunately I can find no sources for the exact date of the fall. Currently the stone is
being studied at the Mining and Exploration Institute (MTA).
January 24, 17:20 hrs Santa Lucía, Argentina Status-highly probable Looks like one whole stone has been recovered weighing 1.901kg. The fall was observed by several witnesses. This piece is being studied at CASLEO (Astronomical complex at El Leoncito). They have determined it to be an ordinary chondrite and have sent a sample to the Museum of Natural History in Vienna. McCartney Taylor has recovered an additional 2.3 kg of individuals.
©Diario de Cuyo
January 1, 00:30 hrs, local time Glumpang, Gianyar Dist., Bali, Indonesia Status-possible At least 3 fragments have been recovered from a 30 cm deep x 110 cm diameter pit in a rice field. Pieces are being studied at the Indonesian Space Agency.
Interesting article in Indonesian about the orbit of the meteor; http://gusdek.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/meteor_gianyar.pdf
Indonesian translation site http://www.toggletext.com/kataku_trial.php
2007 (6)
September 15, 11:45 hrs Carancas, Peru Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H4-5 A very large meteorite impacted and has produced a large crater. At least 20 kg of meteorite fragments have been recovered with at least 1/2 being in the form of dust.
July 6, 16:33 hrs Cali, Columbia Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H/L4 Based on field searches by Mike Farmer and Robert Ward several meteorites have been recovered. This is a true hammer as pieces have hit several buildings. At least 10 pieces weighing 478 grams have been recovered.
Early news report 1
Mike Farmers account of recovery Story
July Chergach, Gao, Mali Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H5 Up to 100kg have been recovered along the Mali/Algeria border. This could turn out not to be a fall as precise details pertaining to the time of the fall is unknown.
Picture of a 334 g whole stone and a 250
gram lot of smaller stones.
May 27, 18:30 hrs Xianghe farm, Heilongjiang, China Status-highly probable Looks like a single 1023.4 stone that broke into three pieces has been recovered. This new fall has been reported by Ma Lan of Bejing China. I will include the story of the recovery when I get more time.
Images
courtesy of Ma Lan
May 10, 19:57 hrs Puerto LáPice, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society Eucrite Based on an image in a Spanish newspaper this looks like a brecciated meteorite. At least 32+ pieces weighing ~500 grams have been recovered.
Early news report 1
Images from Mike Farmers site
March 12, 09:30 hrs Bloomington, Illinois, USA Status-Man Made This piece received almost as much press as the Jan 2 Freehold Township object. It was later confirmed to have been thrown out of a wood chipper. See news report 2.
Photo credit (Pantagraph, David Proeber)
January 31, 17:30 hrs Didim, Turkey Status-highly probable Based on images a stone weighing approximately 300 grams has been recovered. The stone was broken in half so it could be studied at Çanakkale University
Early news report 1
January 2, night before 9PM Freehold Township, New Jersey, USA Status-Manmade This piece garnered lots of press but it turned out to be a manmade object.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/
Det. R. Gelber of Freehold township Police Department
2006 (5)
October 16, 04:00 hrs Bassikounou, Mauritania Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society Classification H5. Multiple stones have been recovered with up to 100 kg being recovered. Pieces are being sold by numerous dealers.
Photo Courtesy Mike Jensen
165 g sample with shock vein.
August 29, 13:37 hrs Kavarpura, Rajasthan, India Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society Classification IIE-an. A 6.8 kg iron has been recovered. It is being studied at the Geological Survey of India.
Early news report 1
July 31, 21:28 hrs Samakhiali, Kutch, Gujarat, India Status-Possible Pieces are being studied at the Physical Research Laboratory in India. Another hammer stone.
July 14, 10:20 hrs Moss Ostfold, Norway Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society CO 3.6 Five stones weighing 3.76 kg have been recovered.
photo
credit Morton Billet
700 g specimen recovered from the roof of a warehouse.
January 31, 16:30 hrs Shingpara, Thakurgaon, Bangladesh Status-Possible A 2.5 kg object was recovered from a 1+ meter deep pit, according to this website http://www.achokro.org/ .
News article 1 Lots more high resolution photos that show more interesting characteristics. here
photos courtesy of
http://www.achokro.org/
2005 (2)
June 25th, 23:08 hrs Bhunka, Rajasthan, India Status-Probable A 2.5 kg iron is being studied in India at the GSI. Pdf with image
photo
credit Geological Survey of India
January 24th, morning Banteay Meachey Province, Cambodia Status-Possible A 4.5 kg stone was recovered from a 20 cm pit. It was said to be warm to the touch when first picked up. Some stories mention it started rice fields on fire but another story mentioned that the villagers saw it as a bad omen and set the fields on fire to chase away the demons. The fields had just been harvested so the villagers would probably light them on fire to clear them anyway. Unfortunately I can't find a single image of the object. There are probably images on the net but I can't spell meteorite in Cambodian. ref1 ref2
2004 (6)
November 22, 11:45 GMT Benguerir Morocco Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society LL6 Several stones were recovered with a total recovered weight of over 25 kg.
November 8, 18:15 hrs Orlando, Florida, USA Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society Eucrite A single 180 gram stone was recovered after hitting the side of a house and a car.
No image available.
October 5, 13:33 hrs Berthoud, Colorado, USA Status-highly probably A single stone weighing almost 1kg was recovered. Has not been classified.
Article I wrote here
August 1, 12:30 hrs Maigatari-Danduma Niger-Nigeria
Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H5/6 Two stones have been recovered weighing 4.6 kg.Link to an image here
June 12, 09:30 hrs Auckland, New Zealand Status-highly probable A 1.3 kg stone crashed through the roof of a house and damaged a sofa. It has not been classified.
photo credit Australian
Broadcasting Corp
January 4, 17:47 hrs Villalbeto de la Pena Spain Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society L6 At least 18 stones have been recovered weighing 2.5 kg.
Link to image here
2003(not complete)
November 2, 17:00 hrs Kasauli, Uttar Pradesh, India Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H4 A single 16.82 kg stone was recovered from an oval shaped crater.
October 16, 02:00 hrs UT Oum Dreyga, Western Sahara Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H3-5 Numerous fragments weighing 17 kg have been recovered.
September 27, 18:30 hrs Kendrapara Orissa, India Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H4-5 Three pieces weighing 6,668 grams were recovered.
September 23, 16:05 hrs New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H5 A single 19.256 kg stone crashed through the bathroom of a house. An additional 100 grams were recovered in the surrounding neighborhood.
March 26, 23:50 hrs Park Forest, Illinois, USA Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society Several stones were seen to fall hitting numerous man made objects. TKW is at least 18 kg.
February 1, 22:30 hrs Hiroshima, Japan Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H5 A 414g stone was recovered from the room of a building.
2002(not complete)
July 21, 19:30 hrs Kilabo, Nigeria Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society LL6 At least 19 kg of fragments have been recovered.
July 21, 13:49 hrs GMT Thuathe, Lesotho Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H4/5 At least 30 kg of stones have been recovered and probably much more.
July 5, 18:30 hrs Maromandia, Madagascar Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society L6 Two pieces weighing approx. 6kg were recovered.
June 6, 18:00 hrs Bhawad, Rajasthan India Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society LL6 A 678 gram stone was recovered.
April 6, 20:20 UT Neuschwanstein, Germany Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society EL6 Three stones weighing 6215 g have been recovered.
March 18 Alby sur Chéran, France Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society Eucrite A 262 gram stone was found in a hole in the roof of a building.
February 20, 06:45 hrs San Michele, Marache, Italy Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society L6 A 237 gram stone was found after it penetrated the roof of a house.
February 11 Bensour, Morocco Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society LL6 At least 45 kg have been recovered.
2001(not complete)
July 9, 04:00 hrs Bukhara, Uzbekistan Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society CV3 A single 5.3 kg stone was seen to fall in a field.
February 12, 16:00 hrs Devgaon, India Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H3.8 A single 12 kg stone was recovered.
February 8, 06:45 hrs Al Zarnkh, Sudan Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society LL5 A 700 gram fusion crusted stone was recovered by villagers.
January 8, 03:00 hrs Beni M'hira, Tunisia Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society L6 At least 16 kg have been recovered.
2000(not complete)
August 22 Gasseltepaoua, Burkina Faso Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H5
July 15, 14:45 GMT Yafa, Yeman Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H5
May 6, 11:51:52 UT Morávka, Czech Republic Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society H5
January 18, 08:43:42 Tagish Lake, Canada Status-Approved by the Meteoritical Society C2-ungrouped
