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Chisenga
Chitipa District, Malawi
Fell in the afternoon of January 17, 1988
Iron. Coarse octahedrite (1.5 mm kamacite bandwidth)
The fall was eye-witnessed by a woman who was 12.5 m away from the landing site; it was accompanied by a loud explosion. A mass of 3.92 kg was recovered by the police from a hole 30 cm deep. The landing site is about 50 km from Chitipa Boma, for which the coordinates are given.
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The Chisenga (Iron) meteorite fell in Northern, Malawi, on the 17th January, 1988.
A total mass of 3.92 kg was recovered.

10° 3' 34"S, 33° 23' 42"E



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