Friskt efterår!! Tana River (24. december 2025) - 44 g

Tre måneder siden, om aftenen den 24. december 2025, omkring kl. 17:00 lokal tid i Kenya, skød en kraftig ildkugle gennem himlen over Tana-flodens region og bevægede sig østpå langs horisonten. Øjeblikke senere rungede kraftige sonic booms gennem talrige nærliggende landsbyer.

Reports from witnesses throughout southeastern Kenya, along with early recovery efforts, revealed an extensive strewn field of roughly 70-80 km, suggesting a relatively shallow atmospheric entry angle. Meteorite fragments were collected soon after the fall, many retaining a dark, excellently well-preserved fusion crust with little to no signs of weathering.

This particular specimen has a mass of 44 grams and is coated in a fresh fusion crust formed during its intense passage through Earth’s atmosphere. The stone displays strong orientation, featuring a strong rollover lip and distinct regmaglypts.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a piece of material that was still in space only a few months ago.

As this is a recent fall, formal classification is still in progress at Cascadia Lab in Portland. Preliminary results suggest it is likely an L6 chondrite with shock stage 5 and weathering grade 0.

I am a member of the Meteoritical Society (#7743) and have been collecting meteorites for over 15 years.