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Mbosi , Tanzania, 1930
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In a message dated 2/11/2006 7:09:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Mbosi , Tanzania, 1930
Peter
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Thanks Peter,
I found the picture doing a web search. It had no description other than
it's weight.
Best wishes,
Michael Johnson
From the Tanzania homepage:
Mesurant plus de 3 m de long, et pesant plus de 15 tonnes, la
météorite de Mbozi (sur la route de Mbeya) est la troisième plus
grande météorite du monde. Découverte en 1942.
Translation: More than 3 meters long, more than 15 t, the 3rd largest
in the world.
Peter was quick enough to say: Mbosi, Tanzania, 1930
Michael kindly wrote:
I found the picture doing a web search. It had no description other than its
weight.
I concur but Buchwald says its estimated weight is 16 tons. The
main mass pictured in the meteorite quiz is a protected monument.
It seems Meteorites A to Z is correct - as always! - with the date
of discovery:
http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp03101931.html
Peter
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Peter was quick enough to say: Mbosi, Tanzania, 1930
Michael kindly wrote:
I found the picture doing a web search. It had no
Peter writes:
The Meteorites A to Z says: Mbosi with s, discovered in 1930!?
That's what Buchwald says too:
A large mass partly embedded in the soil but not associated with a crater,
was reported in 1930 by W.H. Nott, a private surveyor ... the mass had, how-
ever, been known for generations by
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