Meteorites: observed falls and large finds
Meteorites recognised by the Meteoritical Society, as compiled in NASA's Meteorite Landings dataset: every meteorite whose fall was witnessed, plus every meteorite found later that weighs at least 1 kg. One row per meteorite, with class, recovered mass, year and location.
Columns
Stable keys — use them in the API, SQL and code
| Key | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | MetBull ID | integer | Meteoritical Bulletin Database code. |
| name | Name | string | Official meteorite name (usually the place it fell or was found). |
| class | Class | string | Meteorite classification, e.g. L6 (ordinary chondrite), CM2 (carbonaceous chondrite), Iron, IIIAB. |
| mass_kg | Mass | number · kg | Total known mass in kilograms. |
| fall | Fell or found | string | Fell = fall was witnessed; Found = discovered later. |
| year | Year | year | Year it fell (for falls) or was found (for finds). |
| name_type | Name type | string | Valid, or Relict for heavily weathered meteorites. |
| latitude | Latitude | number · ° | — |
| longitude | Longitude | number · ° | — |
| url | MetBull entry | url | — |
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