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| Basic information | Name: Essebi This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1957 Country: Congo - Dem. Rep. Mass:  500 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 27 approved meteorites classified as C2-ung. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and Ungrouped chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 27:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. An article by F. Corin: <<L'aerolithe charbonneux d'Essebi (Aru, Province Oriental),ยป Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. d'Outre - Mer, Brussels, 6, 954-959, 1960, reports about a new carbonaceous stony meteorite, that fell on July 28, 1957 in Essebi District, about 25 km west of Aru, Province Oriental, Congo. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 27, Moscow (1963)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Haut-Zaire, Congo - Dem. Rep. This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Congo - Dem. Rep. (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||
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