NASA METEORITE LANDINGS DATASET / INTERACTIVE DATA STORY
A mini-site exploring the characteristics of the 20 largest meteorites in the NASA Meteorite Landings dataset.
This dataset from NASA depicts information about discovered and observed meteorites from 1575 onwards. I wanted to find out whether the largest meteorites in the dataset share any common characteristics.
I used the original NASA Meteorite Landings dataset and sorted the records by mass, and specifically observed the 20 largest meteorites. I then compared their classification, fall status, year, and location.
Click a card to explore each pattern.
17 of the 20 largest records are classified as iron meteorites.
Most of the largest meteorites were discovered after landing.
None of the 20 largest records have a year from the 2000s.
Explore all 20 records, click individual meteorites, and compare their mass, classification, status, year, and location.
Open the dataset →See the patterns in classification, fall status, mass, years, and the three main outliers.
See the analysis →