Meteorite falls of 1844

3 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1844, in 3 countries. The largest recovered mass is Favars, at 1.5 kg.

What fell in 1844

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.