Country:
Mauritania
State/District:
Tiris Zemmour
Date of fall/find:
Fell 2021, November
Total known weight:
0.545 kg
Number of pieces:
many
Type:
Ordinary chondrite. L4
Shock stage: S1
Weathering stage: W0
Meteoritical Bulletin record: Click here
History: On November 6, 2021, at around 1 pm Saharawi people residing in the refugee camp of Dakhla (about 200 km south of Tindouf, Algeria) heard a strong sonic boom confirmed by many people in the neighboring countries of Mauritania and Western Sahara. A few days later, many meteorite fragments with fresh fusion crust have been recovered by meteorite hunters in northern Mauritania close to the Algerian border (Tindouf province). Mr. Salamu Ali purchased a 446 g fragment and submitted it for classification. Ziyao Wang owns an additional 5 kg.