Falls by year · The 1830s

Meteorite falls of 1831

2 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1831, in 2 countries. The largest recovered mass is Vouillé, at 20 kg.

What fell in 1831

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
VouilléFranceL620 kg
WesselyCzechiaH53.75 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.