Essebi
Seen to fall in 1957 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo · 500 g recovered · C2-ung
Essebi is the most recent of the four falls recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the earliest of the three C2-ung falls.
- Recorded position
- 2.883° N, 30.833° E
The map is centred on Essebi. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Essebi is Hoima, 185 km to the south-east. Within 250 km lie two other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoima | 2003 | H6 | 168 g | 185 km south-east |
| 2 | Awere | 1968 | L4 | 134 g | 223 km east |
| 3 | Maridi | 1941 | H6 | 3.2 kg | 265 km north-west |
| 4 | Soroti | 1945 | Iron, ungrouped | 2 kg | 338 km south-east |
| 5 | Kapoeta | 1942 | Howardite | 11 kg | 371 km north-east |
| 6 | Mbale | 1992 | L5/6 | 150 kg | 422 km south-east |
What C2-ung means
C2-ung is the label for an ungrouped carbonaceous chondrite of petrologic type 2, strongly water-altered. Essebi is one of 44 carbonaceous chondrites among the observed falls. By recovered mass Essebi ranks second of the 3 C2-ung falls. The nearest other C2-ung fall is Tagish Lake in Canada, 12,934 km away. In date order among C2-ung falls, the one after is Bells (1961, the United States).
Essebi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s record
By recovered mass Essebi comes third of 4 there. The fall recorded before Essebi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is Yambo, in 1951.
The 1950s
Essebi is one of 58 falls dated to the 1950s. Elsewhere, the record lists five other falls in 1957, among them Raco in Argentina, Ibitira in Brazil, Distrito Quebracho in Argentina.