Kheneg Ljouad is a 10 kg meteorite that fell in Morocco and has been classified as an LL5/6 type chondrite.
This is the only fall observed of this classification.
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at approximately 11:13 p.m. Moroccan summer time (GMT+1,) a bright fireball was widely seen throughout southern Morocco.
The fireball lasted several hours and was followed by a series of bangs heard throughout southern Morocco. This event was later reported by the national television channel). The site of the fall is in a militarized area of Morocco, but close to the border with Algeria. The military and nomads were the first to arrive at the site of the fall and the first piece was found within 12 hours of the fireball on July 13. A field mission was organized by H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane (FSAC), M. Aoudjehane, A. Bouferra and H. El Harbi on Saturday, July 15 to collect information on the fall and samples for classification and submission. The team obtained permission to enter the militarized zone and went to the fall site on July 16. The team encountered several hunters with fresh, black, fusion crusted stones.
Kheneg Ljouad is a 10 kg meteorite that fell in Morocco and has been classified as an LL5/6 type chondrite.
This is the only fall observed of this classification.
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at approximately 11:13 p.m. Moroccan summer time (GMT+1,) a bright fireball was widely seen throughout southern Morocco.
The fireball lasted several hours and was followed by a series of bangs heard throughout southern Morocco. This event was later reported by the national television channel). The site of the fall is in a militarized area of Morocco, but close to the border with Algeria. The military and nomads were the first to arrive at the site of the fall and the first piece was found within 12 hours of the fireball on July 13. A field mission was organized by H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane (FSAC), M. Aoudjehane, A. Bouferra and H. El Harbi on Saturday, July 15 to collect information on the fall and samples for classification and submission. The team obtained permission to enter the militarized zone and went to the fall site on July 16. The team encountered several hunters with fresh, black, fusion crusted stones.
Kheneg Ljouad is a 10 kg meteorite that fell in Morocco and has been classified as an LL5/6 type chondrite.
This is the only fall observed of this classification.
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at approximately 11:13 p.m. Moroccan summer time (GMT+1,) a bright fireball was widely seen throughout southern Morocco.
The fireball lasted several hours and was followed by a series of bangs heard throughout southern Morocco. This event was later reported by the national television channel). The site of the fall is in a militarized area of Morocco, but close to the border with Algeria. The military and nomads were the first to arrive at the site of the fall and the first piece was found within 12 hours of the fireball on July 13. A field mission was organized by H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane (FSAC), M. Aoudjehane, A. Bouferra and H. El Harbi on Saturday, July 15 to collect information on the fall and samples for classification and submission. The team obtained permission to enter the militarized zone and went to the fall site on July 16. The team encountered several hunters with fresh, black, fusion crusted stones.
Kheneg Ljouad is a 10 kg meteorite that fell in Morocco and has been classified as an LL5/6 type chondrite.
This is the only fall observed of this classification.
On Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at approximately 11:13 p.m. Moroccan summer time (GMT+1,) a bright fireball was widely seen throughout southern Morocco.
The fireball lasted several hours and was followed by a series of bangs heard throughout southern Morocco. This event was later reported by the national television channel). The site of the fall is in a militarized area of Morocco, but close to the border with Algeria. The military and nomads were the first to arrive at the site of the fall and the first piece was found within 12 hours of the fireball on July 13. A field mission was organized by H. Chennaoui Aoudjehane (FSAC), M. Aoudjehane, A. Bouferra and H. El Harbi on Saturday, July 15 to collect information on the fall and samples for classification and submission. The team obtained permission to enter the militarized zone and went to the fall site on July 16. The team encountered several hunters with fresh, black, fusion crusted stones.
The Sikhote-Alin meteorite is an iron meteorite that fell in Siberia in 1947. This fall is unique in the history of meteorites, given the 70 tonnes that survived the journey through the Earth’s atmospher
2023 CX1, is an asteroid that entered the Earth’s atmosphere on February 13, 2023 in northern France.
It was discovered seven hours before impact by Hungarian astronomer Krisztián Sárneczky.
The first stone found from this asteroid, weighing 92.6 g, was discovered on February 15 near St Pierre-le-Viger by an art student in the Fripon/Vigie Ciel group.
The total found was 1,200 grams.
Thierry Monter discovered 490 grams on a tennis court in Autigny.
The piece for sale is one of the fragments discovered by Thierry Monter.
This is a unique piece in the world, the falls observed in France are rare and this is the first time that a piece of asteroid tracked from space has fallen on a tennis court, creating a mini crater.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
On Saturday March 11, 2023, at around 10:30 local time, several eyewitnesses from Algeria and Mauritania reported seeing a bright fireball approaching from north to south at a relatively high speed and with a shallow angle of entry.
Residents of the Algerian town of El Menia reported hearing a sonic boom followed by stones hitting the ground.
The total known weight is estimated at around 75 kg.
