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| Basic information | Name: Machinga This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1981 Country: Malawi Mass:  93.2 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 60:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE MACHINGA, MALAWI, STONY METEORITE Name: MACHINGA Place of fall: Close to Mlelemba village, about 7 km SW. of Machinga, Malawi. 15°12'44"S., 35°14'32"E. Date of fall: January 22, 1981, 1000 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-hypersthene chondrite (L6). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 93.2 kg Circumstances of fall: The flight of the stone was heard, but not seen, in Zomba and Malosa. The impact was heard and observed as a fountain of soil and grass. Source: M.J. Crow, J.C. Chatupa and A.T. Mndala, 1981. A preliminary account of the Machinga meteorite. Report of the Geological Survey of Malawi. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 60, Meteoritics 17, 93-97 (1982)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites from Southern, Malawi This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Malawi | ||||||||||||||||
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