Falls by year · The 1800s

Meteorite falls of 1805

2 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1805, in 2 countries. The largest recovered mass is Doroninsk, at 3.89 kg.

What fell in 1805

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
AscoFranceH641 g
DoroninskRussiaH5-73.89 kg

A witnessed fall is a meteorite seen or heard coming down and then picked up, as opposed to a find, which is discovered later with no record of its arrival. The mass is the total recovered, often from many pieces.