Chisenga meteorite
Chisenga is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was seen to fall in Malawi in 1988. A total of 3.92 kg 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
- Chisenga
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1988
- Mass recovered
- 3.92 kg
- Country
- Malawi
- Coordinates
- 10.0594° S, 33.3950° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Chisenga
- Mbosi Iron, ungrouped · 111 km away
- Ishinga H · 133 km away
- Mtola Stone-uncl · 161 km away
- Ivuna CI1 · 211 km away
- Peramiho Eucrite-mmict · 240 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965