Falls (modern)
MODERN FALLS:
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ALLENDE Fell 8th February, 1969 @ 0105 hrs Chihuahua, Mexico TKW 2MT Sample: 13g |
CV3 carbonaceous chondrite |  Mexico 1969 |
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MURCHISON Fell 28th September, 1969 @ 1058 hrs Victoria, Australia TKW 100kg Sample: 0.14g |
CM2 carbonaceous chondrite |  Australia 1969 |
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KABO Fell 25th April, 1971 @ 1630 hrs Kano State, Nigeria TKW 13.4kg Sample: 0.38g |
H4 ordinary chondrite |  Nigeria 1971 |
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VALERA Fell 15th October, 1972 Truhillo, Venezuela TKW 50kg Sample: 2.6g |
L5 ordinary chondrite |  Venezuela 1972 |
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TUXTUAC Fell 16 October, 1975 @ 1820 hrs Zacatecas, Mexico TKW 30kg Sample: 0.52g |
LL5 ordinary chondrite | Mexico 1975 |
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JILIN Fell 8th March, 1976 @ 1500 hrs Jilin, China TKW 4MT Sample: 1.76g |
H5 ordinary chondrite |  China 1976 |
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JUMAPALO Fell 13th March, 1984 Central java, Indonesia TKW 3.49kg Sample: 1.94g |
L6 ordinary chondrite |  Indonesia 1984 |
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GASHUA Fell April, 1984 Dapchi, Nigeria TKW 4160g Sample: 0.94g |
L6 ordinary chondrite | Nigeria 1984 |
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GUJBA Fell 3rd April, 1984 Yobe, Nigeria TKW 100kg Sample: 2.0g |
CBa bencubbinite carbonaceous chondrite | Nigeria 1984 |
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ZAOYANG Fell 18th October, 1984 Hubei, China TKW 14.25kg Sample: micro |
H5 chondrite | China 1984 |
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CAMPOS SALES Fell 31st January, 1991 Ceará, Brazil TKW 23.68kg Sample: 4.7g |
L5 ordinary chondrite |  Brazil 1991 |
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GLATTON Fell 5th May, 1991 @ 1230 hrs Cambridgeshire, England TKW 767g Sample: 0.4g |
L6 ordinary chondrite |  England 1991 |
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MOUNT TAZERAIT Fell 21st August, 1991 Tahoua, Niger TKW 110kg Sample: 3.2g |
L5 ordinary chondrite |  Niger 1991 |
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MBALE Fell 14th August, 1992 @ 1540 hrs Eastern Uganda TKW 150kg Sample: 0.08g |
L5/6 ordinary chondrite |  Uganda 1992 |
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DONG UJIMQIN QI Fell 7th September, 1995 @ 1335 hrs Nei Mongol, China TKW 128.8kg Sample: 0.66g |
Mesosiderite | China 1995 |
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JUANCHENG Fell 15th February, 1997 @ 1523 hrs Shandong Province, China TKW 100kg Sample: 0.068g |
H5 ordinary chondrite | China 1997 |
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PORTALES VALLEY Fell 13th June, 1998 @ 0730 hrs New Mexico, USA TKW 71.4kg Sample: 0.27g |
H6 metal-rich ordinary chondrite |  USA 1998 |
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KUNYA-URGENCH Fell 20th June, 1998 Dashkhowus Velayat, Turkmenistan TKW 1.1MT Sample: 4.87g |
H5 ordinary chondrite |  Turkm’stan 1998 |
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ZAG Fell 4/5th August, 1998 Morocco TKW 175kg Sample: 7g |
H3-6 ordinary chondrite |  Morocco 1998 |
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DASHOGUZ Fell 5th September, 1998 Turkmenistan TKW 7000g Sample: 0.76g |
H5 ordinary chondrite | Turkm’stan 1998 |
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OURIQUE Fell 28th December, 1998 @ 0050 hrs Beja, Portugal TKW 20kg Sample: 1.14g |
H4 ordinary chondrite |  Portugal 1998 |
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BILANGA Fell 27th October, 1999 @ 1030 hrs Bilanga, Burkina Faso TKW 25kg Sample: ~1g |
Monomict diogenite |  Burkina Faso 1999 |
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DJOUMINE Fell 31st October, 1999 @ 1845 hrs Banzart, Tunisia TKW 10kg Sample: 2.12g |
H5-6 ordinary chondrite |  Tunisia 1999 |
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TAGISH LAKE Fell 18th January, 2000 @ 0843 hrs British Columbia, Canada TKW 10kg Sample: 0.048g |
CI2 carbonaceous chondrite |  Canada 2000 |
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BENSOUR Fell 11th February, 2002 Morocco/Algeria TKW 45kg Sample: 4.24g |
LL6 ordinary chondrite | Morocco? 2002 |
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KILABO Fell 21st July, 2002 @ 1930 hrs Nigeria TKW 19kg Sample: ~9g |
LL6 ordinary chondrite | Nigeria 2002 |
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THUATHE Fell 21st July 2002 @ 1349 hrs Thuathe Plateau. Lesotho TKW 45.3kg Sample: 1.0g |
H4/5 ordinary chondrite |  Lesotho 2002 |
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OUM DREYGA Fell 16th October, 2003 @ 0200 hrs Gour Lafkah Mtns, W Sahara TKW 17kg Sample: 3.3g |
H3-5 ordinary chondrite | W Sahara 2003 |
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BENGUERIR Fell 22nd November, 2004 @ 1145 hrs Morocco TKW 30kg Sample: ~35g |
LL6 ordinary chondrite | Morocco 2004 |
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BASSIKOUNOU Fell 16th October, 2006 @ 0400 hrs Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania TKW 29.56kg Sample: ~18g |
H5 ordinary chondrite |  Mauritania 2006 |
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MOSS Fell 14th July, 2006 @ 1020 hrs Østfold, Norway TKW 3760g Sample: 0.065g |
CO3.6 carbonaceous chondrite |  Norway 2006 |
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CALI (provisional) Fell 6th July, 2007 @ 1630 hrs Cali, Colombia TKW 487g (TBC) Sample: 0.05g |
H/L4 ordinary chondrite |  Colombia 2007 |
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CARANCAS Fell 15th September, 2007 @ 1645 hrs Puno, Peru TKW 342g (TBC) Sample: 0.65g |
H4-5 ordinary chondrite |  Peru 2007 |
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ZUNHUA (TBC) Fell 12th April, 2008 @ 1650 hrs Hebei, China TKW ~4000g (TBC) Sample: micro |
H4 chondrite? | China 2008 |
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