Meteorite · Chondrite · Canada
Abee
A large enstatite chondrite that fell in 1952 — a rare, highly reduced meteorite type thought to have formed in the innermost, oxygen-poor part of the solar nebula.
MeteoritesObserved fall
Imagery
ETypeChondrite-AbeeEH4-RoyalOntarioMuseum-Jan18-09
An example of an E-type Chondrite (from the Abee fall) on display in the Vale Inco Limited Gallery of Minerals at the Royal Ontario Museum.
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Knowledge connections
- Member of groupEnstatite Chondrites
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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