* Astronomy

Name: RAS TANURA.
The place of fall or discovery: Ras Tanura, Dakhran, Saudi Arabia.
Date of fall or discovery: FALL, February 23, 1961, 11 hrs. 42 min. Greenwich time.
Class and type: STONY, crystalline chondrite.
Number of individual specimens: 1.
Total weight: 6.1 gr.
Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The fall of the meteorite was preceded by the flight of a bolide from south to north. The bolide, visible in the clear sky, left a white cloud behind with a diameter of approximately 2° and a train. The train disappeared about 10 minutes after the appearance of bolide while the cloud was visible for about 30 minutes. During this time it moved approximately 15° to the east. The cloud was located at an altitude of about 60°. The flight of the bolide was accompanied by a drone which grew into a rumbling. According to an eyewit­ness, the meteorite dug out of the ground fell about 12 minutes after the sounds ceased.
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