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| Basic information | Name: Ruhobobo This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1976 Country: Rwanda Mass:  466 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 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 55:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE RUHOBOBO, RWANDA, STONY METEORITE Name: RUHOBOBO Place of fall: In the settlement of Ruhubobo, Commune Cyeru Ruhengeri Prefecture, Rwanda. 01°27'S., 29°50'E. Date of fall: October 13, 1976 at about 1630 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 465.5 g Circumstances of fall: After detonations and a noise resembling that of a jet plane, the meteorite fell close by two native girls. The stone was recovered from a small hole 15-20 cm deep in soft soil. Source: Dr. Hans Klob, Service Geologique du Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 55, Meteoritics 13, 327-352 (1978)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Ruhengeri, Rwanda This is the only approved meteorite from Rwanda | ||||||||||||||||
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