Dowa meteorite
Dowa is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Malawi in 1976. A total of 642 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
- Dowa
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1976
- Mass recovered
- 642 g
- Country
- Malawi
- Coordinates
- 13.6667° S, 33.9167° E
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Dowa
- Kota-Kota EH3 · 79 km away
- Machinga L6 · 223 km away
- Zomba L6 · 224 km away
- Mtola Stone-uncl · 245 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Phulmari India · 1936
- Fort Flatters Algeria · 1944
- Stretchleigh United Kingdom · 1623
- Mtola Malawi · 1944
- Yoshiki Japan · 1928
- Punganaru India · 1811