Rumuruti
Seen to fall in 1934 in Kenya · 67 g recovered · R3.8-6
Rumuruti is the only fall in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) classed R3.8-6. It is one of two rumuruti and kakangari chondrites among the observed falls.
- Recorded position
- 0.267° N, 36.533° E
The map is centred on Rumuruti. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Rumuruti is Meru, 129 km to the east. Within 250 km lie two other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru | 1945 | LL6 | 6 kg | 129 km east |
| 2 | Thika | 2011 | L6 | 14 kg | 157 km south-east |
| 3 | Mbale | 1992 | L5/6 | 150 kg | 278 km west |
| 4 | Soroti | 1945 | Iron, ungrouped | 2 kg | 360 km north-west |
| 5 | Karatu | 1963 | LL6 | 2.2 kg | 432 km south |
| 6 | Awere | 1968 | L4 | 134 g | 493 km north-west |
What R3.8-6 means
R3.8-6 is the label for a Rumuruti-type (R) chondrite, a rare oxidised chondrite group.
Rumuruti in Kenya’s record
In date order Rumuruti is number 2 of the 4 falls recorded in Kenya, which run from 1853 to 2011. By recovered mass Rumuruti comes fourth of 4 there. The fall recorded before Rumuruti in Kenya is Duruma (1853); the next is Meru (1945).
The 1930s
Rumuruti is one of 88 falls dated to the 1930s. Elsewhere, the record lists nine other falls in 1934, among them Farmville in the United States, Mangwendi in Zimbabwe, Bahjoi in India.