Hoima
Seen to fall in 2003 in Uganda · 168 g recovered · H6
Hoima is the most recent of the five falls recorded in Uganda. It is the most recent of the 91 H6 falls.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 1.345° N, 31.473° E
The map is centred on Hoima. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Hoima is Essebi, 185 km to the north-west. Within 250 km lie three other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essebi | 1957 | C2-ung | 500 g | 185 km north-west |
| 2 | Awere | 1968 | L4 | 134 g | 215 km north-east |
| 3 | Soroti | 1945 | Iron, ungrouped | 2 kg | 243 km east |
| 4 | Mbale | 1992 | L5/6 | 150 kg | 301 km east |
| 5 | Maziba | 1942 | L6 | 5 kg | 329 km south-west |
| 6 | Ruhobobo | 1976 | L6 | 466 g | 360 km south-west |
What H6 means
H6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Hoima ranks 79th of the 91 H6 falls. The nearest other H6 fall is Maridi in South Sudan, 444 km away. In date order among H6 falls, the one before Hoima is Portales Valley (1998, the United States).
Hoima in Uganda’s record
By recovered mass Hoima comes fourth of 5 there. The fall recorded before Hoima in Uganda is Mbale, in 1992.
The 2000s
Hoima is one of 58 falls dated to the 2000s. Elsewhere, the record lists eight other falls in 2003, among them New Orleans in the United States, Park Forest in the United States, Oum Dreyga in Western Sahara.