Falls by year · The 1950s

Meteorite falls of 1958

2 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1958, in 2 countries. The largest recovered mass is Ramsdorf, at 4.68 kg.

What fell in 1958

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
OkabeJapanH5194 g
RamsdorfGermanyL64.68 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.