Lusaka meteorite
Lusaka is a meteorite, officially classified as Unknown, that was seen to fall in the DR Congo in 1951. 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
- Lusaka
- Classification
- Unknown
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Unknown
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1951
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- DR Congo
- Coordinates
- 7.2167° S, 29.4333° 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 Lusaka
- Kalaba H4 · 43 km away
Other Unknown meteorites
- Alatage Mountain 015
- Orconuma
- Northwest Africa 11115 · 2016
- Julesberg
- Black Rock 002 · 2003
- Tagami Japan · 1885