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Aba Panu   contributed by Lucian Cojocaru, IMCA 7967   MetBul Link


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10 grams.   L3

TKW 160 kg. Observed fall 19 April 2018, Oyo, Nigeria.

From the MetBul:
On the afternoon of 19 April 2018, a large fireball detonated over the Nigerian state of Oyo. This fireball was recorded by NASAs Center for Near Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) as event 2018-04-19 14:02:27. The meteoroid entered at 20.9 km/s and detonated at an altitude of 30 km at 7.5’N, 3.6’E releasing a calculated total impact energy of 0.23 kt.


 


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Peter Marmet
 4/20/2020 5:30:02 AM
Great photos! :-)
Graham Ensor
 4/20/2020 3:25:36 AM
Aba Panu is an interesting one...love the photos...great examples. Would love to know exactly what the dark inclusion surrounded by a metal rim is.
 

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