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Name: MALAKAL
Place of fall: Near the town of Malakal, Upper Nile Province, Democratic Republic of the Sudan.
9° 30'N, 31° 45'E.
Date of fall: The specimen reached Khartoum on August 15, 1970 with a report that it had fallen a "few days" previously. It probably fell between August 10 and August 15, 1970.
Class and type: Stony. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite.
Number of individual specimens: 1
Total weight: Less than 2 kg, a part of a large individual.
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Circumstances of fall: Soldiers heard or saw something fall from the sky and believed that they were being shot at. On inspection they found only a rock that was eventually taken to the Geology Department of the University of Khartoum, where it was identified as a meteorite.
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The Malakal (L5) meteorite fell in South Sudan, between 10 - 15th August, 1970.
A total mass of 2 kg was recovered.

9° 30'N, 31° 45'E



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