Soroti meteorite
Soroti is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was seen to fall in Uganda in 1945. A total of 2.05 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
- Soroti
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1945
- Mass recovered
- 2.05 kg
- Country
- Uganda
- Coordinates
- 1.7000° N, 33.6333° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Soroti
- Mbale L5/6 · 92 km away
- Awere L4 · 144 km away
- Mount Moroto L6 · 153 km away
- Hoima H6 · 243 km away
- Yamato 74380 H5 · 295 km away
- Yamato 74381 H5 · 295 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Northwest Africa 176 · 1999
- Horse Creek United States · 1937
- Ban Rong Du Thailand · 1993
- Piedade do Bagre Brazil · 1922
- Lewis Cliff 88023 Antarctica · 1988
- Denver City United States · 1975