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| Basic information | Name: Ufana This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1957 Country: Tanzania Mass:  189.2 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 133 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all] Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 10:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. UFANA Near Ufana, Tanganyika, φ = 4° 16' S' ; λ = 35° 21'3. Fall 1957, August 5, about 18h 20m local time. Stony- iron; mesosiderite. Two fragments of one individual specimen by weight, 101.1 and 88.1 g. It was observed the bolide and a sounds were heard at a radius of some 130 km. Source: A report prof. W. Campbell Smith in a letter to E. L.Krinov on August 29,1958 (by a paper of J.R. Harpum in Records Geol. Surv, Tanganyika Terr. for 1957). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 10, Moscow (1958)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites from Arusha, Tanzania This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from Tanzania | ||||||||||||||||
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