Meteorite falls of 1853

3 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1853, in 3 countries. The largest recovered mass is Girgenti, at 18 kg.

What fell in 1853

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.