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Meteorite Falls by Country - A Space Love Story

Can you find the 20 countries with the most observed meteorite falls?
As you guess the answers, a drawing will be revealed!
Official observed falls for all classifications of meteorites
Manual Data count based on Meteoritical Bulletin Database (january 2023)
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Elboy
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Last updated: January 19, 2023
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First submittedJanuary 19, 2023
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# falls
Countries
159
United States
134
India
70
China
64
France
51
Russia
44
Japan
36
Germany
32
Italy
32
Ukraine
30
Brazil
# falls
Countries
25
Spain
24
Argentina
21
South Africa
20
Australia
20
Mexico
19
Indonesia
19
United Kingdom
17
Canada
17
Pakistan
16
Czech Republic
Countries by continent
Africa
1
Americas
5
Asia
5
Europe
8
Oceania
1
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5 Comments
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Level 40
Jan 19, 2023
Cute
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Level 83
Jan 19, 2023
Ah Czechia! You sneaky little meteorite-filled country! Interesting quiz! I wonder if the USA is highest because people are more likely to report meteorite landings, or if there’s some other reason.
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Level 75
Jan 19, 2023
If you're looking for answers, I found this good article about meteorite observers in the US by the American Meteor Society: The Early Years of Meteor Observations in the USA. It contains keys to explain how so many meteorites have been observed since the 18th century, particularly thanks to partnership between academic astronomers and amateurs observers through the country.
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Level 57
Jan 19, 2023
Haha! Cool quiz, and funny drawing. The third block helps a lot in finding the missing countries. A quiz that could have been a simple and maybe boring for some quiztakers top 20, like hundreds others, but which is definitely more than that. Well done, and nominated!
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Level 75
Jan 20, 2023
Thank you for your kind word as always!

This 3rd block is maybe too helpful so I plan to delete it if results don't fall under 90% ^^