* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: Kingai meteorite


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
RE: Kingai meteorite
Permalink  
 


The place of fall or discovery: Kingai village, Darfur Province, Sudan; Lat = 11°38' N, Long =24°41' E.
Date of fall or discovery: FALL, November 7, 1967; 14 hrs.
Class and type: STONY.
Number of individual specimens: 1.
Total weight: The sample which apparently fell as one piece, was reported to have weighed about one pound (450 g) and was apparently destroyed by the local people; only a fragment weighing 67.4 g could be procured.
Circumstances of the fall or discovery: At the time of the fall, people were reported to have heard a thundering sound and then an explosion. The sample is in custody of the Geological Survey, Khartoum, Sudan.

Source



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Google earth file: Kingai [KML]



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

The Kingai (H6) meteorite fell in Darfur, Sudan, on the 7th November, 1967.
A total mass of 67.4 g was recovered.

11° 38'N, 24° 41'E



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.



Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard