Abee
Seen to fall in 1952 in Canada · 107 kg recovered · EH4
Abee is the second-heaviest of the 16 falls recorded in Canada. It is the heaviest of the three EH4 falls.
- Group
- Enstatite chondrites
- Recorded position
- 54.217° N, 113.000° W
The map is centred on Abee. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Abee is Bruderheim, 36 km to the south. Within 250 km lie four other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruderheim | 1960 | L6 | 303 kg | 36 km south |
| 2 | Vilna | 1967 | L5 | 0.1 g | 85 km east |
| 3 | Innisfree | 1977 | L5 | 4.6 kg | 141 km south-east |
| 4 | Buzzard Coulee | 2008 | H4 | 41 kg | 248 km south-east |
| 5 | Peace River | 1963 | L6 | 46 kg | 379 km north-west |
| 6 | Beaver Creek | 1893 | H5 | 14 kg | 447 km south-west |
What EH4 means
EH4 is the label for an enstatite chondrite of the high-iron EH group, petrologic type 4, mildly heated on its parent body. Abee is one of 17 enstatite chondrites among the observed falls. The nearest other EH4 fall is Indarch in Azerbaijan, 9,387 km away. In date order among EH4 falls, the one before Abee is Adhi Kot (1919, Pakistan).
Abee in Canada’s record
In date order Abee is number 6 of the 16 falls recorded in Canada, which run from 1887 to 2009. The fall recorded before Abee in Canada is Benton (1949); the next is Bruderheim (1960).
The 1950s
Abee is one of 58 falls dated to the 1950s. Elsewhere, the record lists five other falls in 1952, among them Avanhandava in Brazil, Min-Fan-Zhun in China, Zavetnoe in Russia.