{"title":"Mbale - L5 Ordinary Chondrite","description":"\u003cp\u003eMbale is a witnessed L5\/6 Ordinary Chondrite fall from Uganda, which occurred on 14 August 1992. The meteorite entered the atmosphere over the Mbale region, broke apart, and produced a strewn field measuring roughly 3 by 7 kilometers. A later expedition gathered eyewitness accounts and located 48 impact positions, with recovered masses ranging from tiny fragments to a 27.4 kg stone. Mbale is one of the best-known African witnessed Chondrite falls and has strong historical and scientific provenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMbale specimens typically show the compact texture of an L5\/6 Ordinary Chondrite, with subdued chondrules, scattered metal grains, and a grey to brown stony matrix. As an L Chondrite, it has lower metallic iron than H Chondrites, while the type 5\/6 classification indicates significant thermal metamorphism on its parent asteroid. Some specimens retain dark fusion crust, and cut pieces may reveal impact melt veins or brecciated textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStudying Mbale provides valuable insight into Ordinary Chondrite parent bodies, atmospheric fragmentation, and the distribution of meteorites across a documented strewn field. Its witnessed fall status, Ugandan provenance, substantial recovered mass, and classic L5\/6 classification make it especially desirable for collectors of African meteorites and historic falls. Each specimen represents ancient asteroid material formed over 4.5 billion years ago, connected to a clearly recorded event in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/outerspacer.com\/collections\/mbale-l5-ordinary-chondrite.oembed","provider":"OuterSpacer Meteorites","version":"1.0","type":"link"}