Galim (b)
Seen to fall in 1952 in Cameroon · 28 g recovered · EH3/4-an
Galim (b) is the only fall in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) classed EH3/4-an. By recovered mass it ranks 57th of the 58 falls dated to the same decade. Galim (a) is recorded at practically the same position, in the same year.
- Group
- Enstatite chondrites
- Recorded position
- 7.050° N, 12.433° E
The map is centred on Galim (b). Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie two other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galim (a) | 1952 | LL6 | 36 g | 0 km north |
| 2 | Mayo Belwa | 1974 | Aubrite | 4.8 kg | 217 km north |
| 3 | Guidder | 1949 | LL5 | 968 g | 361 km north-east |
| 4 | Git-Git | 1947 | L6 | 480 g | 396 km north-west |
| 5 | Ohuma | 1963 | L5 | 7.7 kg | 435 km west |
| 6 | Bununu | 1942 | Howardite | 357 g | 455 km north-west |
What EH3/4-an means
EH3/4-an is the label for an enstatite chondrite of the high-iron EH group, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture, recorded as anomalous.
Galim (b) in Cameroon’s record
In date order Galim (b) is number 2 (shared with a fall of the same year) of the 3 falls recorded in Cameroon, which run from 1949 to 1952. By recovered mass Galim (b) comes third of 3 there. The fall recorded before Galim (b) in Cameroon is Galim (a), in 1952.
The 1950s
Elsewhere, the record lists four other falls in 1952, among them Abee in Canada, Avanhandava in Brazil, Min-Fan-Zhun in China.