Allende

Name: Allende
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1969
Country: Mexico
Mass: 2 t

Meteoritical Bulletin:   (1969)  C3
NHM Catalogue:  (2000)  CV3
MetBase:   (2006)  CV3
Recommended:  CV3 

This is 1 of 497 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as CV3. 

FALL OF PUEBLITO DE ALLENDE STONY METEORITE SHOWER, MEXICO

Name: PUEBLITO DE ALLENDE.

The place of fall or discovery: The village of Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico; φ = 26°58'N, λ = 105°19'W.

Date of fall or discovery: FALL, February 8, 1969, 7h05m GMT.

Class and type: STONY, carbonaceous chondrite, type III.

Number of individual specimens: METEORITE SHOWER, several dozen were collected.

Total weight: Over 100 kg.

Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The huge fireball lighted up thousands of square miles of Northern Mexico and Southwestern United States. The fireball travelled from south to north. A meteorite shower spread over 50 square kilometers area. There are several pits; the biggest one is 60 cm across and 15 cm deep.

Comes with a COA (Certificate of authenticity).

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