Falls by year · The 1830s

Meteorite falls of 1836

3 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1836, in 2 countries. The largest recovered mass is Macau, at 1.5 kg.

What fell in 1836

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
AubresFranceAubrite800 g
MacauBrazilH51.5 kg
MascombesFranceL61 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.