Awere meteorite
Awere is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L4, that was seen to fall in Uganda in 1968. A total of 134 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Awere
- Classification
- L4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1968
- Mass recovered
- 134 g
- Country
- Uganda
- Coordinates
- 2.7167° N, 32.8333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Awere
- Soroti Iron, ungrouped · 144 km away
- Mount Moroto L6 · 214 km away
- Hoima H6 · 215 km away
- Essebi C2-ung · 223 km away
- Mbale L5/6 · 236 km away
- Kapoeta Howardite · 238 km away
Other L meteorites
- Al Huqf 059 Oman · 2001
- Lewis Cliff 86357 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983497 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06543 · 2006
- Yamato 981326 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04632 · 2004