Falls by year · The 1920s

Meteorite falls of 1922

6 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1922, in 5 countries. The largest recovered mass is Tjerebon, at 16.5 kg.

What fell in 1922

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
BaldwynUnited StatesL6345 g
FlorenceUnited StatesH33.64 kg
HedeskogaSwedenH53.5 kg
NagaiJapanL61.81 kg
PattiItalyIron12 g
TjerebonIndonesiaL516.5 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.