Falls by year · The 1850s

Meteorite falls of 1856

2 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1856, in 2 countries. The largest recovered mass is Trenzano, at 11.8 kg.

What fell in 1856

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
OviedoSpainH5205 g
TrenzanoItalyH3/411.8 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.