Meteorite falls of 1979

2 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1979, in 2 countries. The largest recovered mass is Jartai, at 20.5 kg.

What fell in 1979

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.