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| Basic information | Name: Ankober This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1942 Country: Ethiopia Mass:  6.5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6459 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 5:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Name: ANKOBER The place of discovery: Near Ankober, northeast of Addis Ababa at Basso, in the zone of Bolede, Ethiopia, Africa. φ = 10°N, λ =40°E. Date of discovery: FALL, July 7, 1942 at 11:00 a.m. Class and type: Stone, chondrite. The number of separate specimens: 1 Total weight, grams: 6500 Writeup from MB 6: Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. ERRATUM: In the Meteoritical Bulletin No 5, page 4, line 6 from bottom for λ = 10° E read λ = 45° E. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 5, Moscow (1957) Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 6, Moscow (1957)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Shewa, Ethiopia This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Ethiopia | ||||||||||||||||
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