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| Basic information | Name: Ras Tanura This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1961 Country: Saudi Arabia Mass:  6.1 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6153 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 21:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF RAS TANURA STONY METEORITE, SAUDI ARABIA Name: RAS TANURA. The place of fall or discovery: Ras Tanura, Dakhran, Saudi Arabia. Date of fall or discovery: FALL, February 23, 1961, 11 hrs. 42 min. Greenwich time. Class and type: STONY, crystalline chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 6.1 gr. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The fall of the meteorite was preceded by the flight of a bolide from south to north. The bolide, visible in the clear sky, left a white cloud behind with a diameter of approximately 2° and a train. The train disappeared about 10 minutes after the appearance of bolide while the cloud was visible for about 30 minutes. During this time it moved approximately 15° to the east. The cloud was located at an altitude of about 60°. The flight of the bolide was accompanied by a drone which grew into a rumbling. According to an eyewitness, the meteorite dug out of the ground fell about 12 minutes after the sounds ceased. Source: Report sent by Dr. John A. Wood (Cambridge, USA) in a letter to E. L. Krinov, March 30, 1961. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 21, Moscow (1961)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 103 approved meteorites from Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater) This is 1 of 111 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Ra's at Tannurah (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||