Falls by year · The 1910s

Meteorite falls of 1919

7 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1919, in 6 countries. The largest recovered mass is Bur-Gheluai, at 120 kg.

What fell in 1919

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
Adhi KotPakistanEH44.24 kg
Bur-GheluaiSomaliaH5120 kg
CacakSerbiaOC212 g
Cumberland FallsUnited StatesAubrite17 kg
RaoyangChinaL64.91 kg
RembangIndonesiaIron, IVA10 kg
St. Mary's CountyUnited StatesLL3.324 g

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.