Global InformationKaba meteorite information
The Kaba meteorite (original Hungarian name: Kabai meteorit), a 2,601 kilogram stone, struck the outskirts of the Hungarian town of Kaba on 15 April 1857 at around 10 pm. The roughly loaf-shaped meteorite has a maximum diameter of 16.4 centimeters, a minimum diameter of 10 centimeters and a height of 10.8 centimeters. Its mass on the ground must have been about 4 kilograms. Its official name as recorded in the Meteoritical Bulletin is Kaba.[2]
It was one of the first meteorites in which organic material was detected. Its carbon content is 2% by weight. Containing relatively large chondrules, it is a CV3-type carbonaceous chondrite, which is relatively rare among meteorites. Its cosmological study offers a wealth of information on the period of formation of the Solar System.[3]
- ^ Mihály Nagy A kabai meteorit leírása részletgazdag fényképek alapján - Description of Kaba meteorite based on detail rich photographs. Co-author: Nagy Sándor IN: Átfogó kutatások a kabai meteoriton – Comprehensive Research on Kaba Meteorite (Debreceni Egyetemi Kiadó) 2018. (p. 71-80)
- ^ "Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Kaba". www.lpi.usra.edu. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
- ^ Nagy Mihály (2022) A hit és a tudomány határán (2. javított, bővített kiadás) Tiszántúli Református Egyházkerület. Debrecen. (ISBN 978-615-6318-00-8) p.96