Falls by year · The 2000s

Meteorite falls of 2003

9 meteorites in the catalogue are recorded as witnessed falls in 2003, in 7 countries. The largest recovered mass is New Orleans, at 19.26 kg.

What fell in 2003

MeteoriteCountryClassMass recovered
Boumdeid (2003)MauritaniaL6190 g
HiroshimaJapanH5414 g
HoimaUgandaH6168 g
KasauliIndiaH416.82 kg
KendraparaIndiaH4-56.67 kg
New OrleansUnited StatesH519.26 kg
OuadangouBurkina FasoL54.44 kg
Oum DreygaW. SaharaH3-517 kg
Park ForestUnited StatesL518 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.