Khor Temiki
Seen to fall in 1932 in Sudan · 3.2 kg recovered · Aubrite
Khor Temiki is the earliest of the seven falls recorded in Sudan. It is one of 19 other achondrites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Other achondrites
- Recorded position
- 16.000° N, 36.000° E
The map is centred on Khor Temiki. Rings every 250 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Khor Temiki is New Halfa, 78 km to the south-west. Within 250 km lies one other recorded fall.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Halfa | 1994 | L4 | 12 kg | 78 km south-west |
| 2 | Umm Ruaba | 1966 | L5 | 1.7 kg | 586 km south-west |
| 3 | Almahata Sitta | 2008 | Ureilite-an | 4 kg | 649 km north-west |
| 4 | Nejo | 1970 | L6 | 2.5 kg | 726 km south |
| 5 | Al Zarnkh | 2001 | LL5 | 700 g | 800 km west |
| 6 | Holetta | 1923 | Unclassified stone | 1.4 kg | 814 km south |
What Aubrite means
Aubrite is the label for an aubrite, an enstatite-rich achondrite. By recovered mass Khor Temiki ranks seventh of the 9 Aubrite falls. The nearest other Aubrite fall is Mayo Belwa in Nigeria, 2,709 km away. In date order among Aubrite falls, the one before Khor Temiki is Cumberland Falls (1919, the United States) and the one after is Pesyanoe (1933, Russia).
Khor Temiki in Sudan’s record
By recovered mass Khor Temiki comes fourth of 7 there. The next fall recorded in Sudan is Umm Ruaba, in 1966.
The 1930s
Khor Temiki is one of 88 falls dated to the 1930s. Elsewhere, the record lists seven other falls in 1932, among them Gualeguaychú in Argentina, Archie in the United States, Kuznetzovo in Russia.