Bali
Seen to fall in 1907 in the Central African Republic · 1 kg recovered · CV3
Bali is the only observed fall recorded in the Central African Republic. It is one of 44 carbonaceous chondrites among the observed falls.
- Recorded position
- 5.383° N, 16.383° E
The map is centred on Bali. Rings every 250 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Bali is Galim (a), 474 km to the north-west. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Bali.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galim (a) | 1952 | LL6 | 36 g | 474 km north-west |
| 2 | Galim (b) | 1952 | EH3/4-an | 28 g | 474 km north-west |
| 3 | Guidder | 1949 | LL5 | 968 g | 569 km north-west |
| 4 | Mayo Belwa | 1974 | Aubrite | 4.8 kg | 619 km north-west |
| 5 | Alberta | 1949 | L | 625 g | 792 km south-east |
| 6 | Djermaia | 1961 | H | 4 kg | 830 km north |
What CV3 means
CV3 is the label for a carbonaceous chondrite of the CV (Vigarano type) group, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture. Bali has the smallest recovered mass of the 7 CV3 falls. The nearest other CV3 fall is Vigarano in Italy, 4,415 km away. In date order among CV3 falls, the one before Bali is Grosnaja (1861, Russia) and the one after is Mokoia (1908, New Zealand).
The 1900s
Bali is one of 55 falls dated to the 1900s. Elsewhere, the record lists three other falls in 1907: Chainpur in India, Leighton in the United States, Domanitch in Turkey.