Falls by year · The 1980s

Meteorite falls of 1982

3 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 1982, in 3 countries. The largest recovered mass is Wethersfield (1982), at 2.76 kg.

What fell in 1982

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
GujargaonIndiaH52.45 kg
QidongChinaL/LL51.28 kg
Wethersfield (1982)United StatesL62.76 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.