Kheneg Ljouad est une météorite de 10 kg tombée au Maroc, elle a été classifiée chondrite de type LL5/6.
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.
Al Haggounia 005 is a 184 grams (7 pieces) rare eucrite unb meteorite found by Lahcen Obadda in February 2014.
To date, only 65 meteorites of this type have been found in the world.
This meteorite was found 120 km northeast of Laayoune in the Western Sahara, in a place called Chwichiya (little fez) in reference to the mountain seen in this region in the shape of a fez.
Chwichiya is an area rich in meteorites, and in particular in achondrites, 4 achondrite type meteorites have been discovered within a radius of 6 kilometers!
In a clear sky, a fireball, followed by a trail of smoke was seen over Havana, Cuba, and then fell to the ground in a shower of fragments in the Vinales Valley, 180 km from the capital, in the west of the country… Falling around 1:30 pm local time, on February 1, without causing any casualties, the fall of the meteorite was accompanied by a lightning bolt and a strong explosion. This meteorite was classified as an ordinary chondrite type L6, about 50 kg of this meteorite were found.
In a clear sky, a fireball, followed by a trail of smoke was seen over Havana, Cuba, and then fell to the ground in a shower of fragments in the Vinales Valley, 180 km from the capital, in the west of the country… Falling around 1:30 pm local time, on February 1, without causing any casualties, the fall of the meteorite was accompanied by a lightning bolt and a strong explosion. This meteorite was classified as an ordinary chondrite type L6, about 50 kg of this meteorite were found.
In a clear sky, a fireball, followed by a trail of smoke was seen over Havana, Cuba, and then fell to the ground in a shower of fragments in the Vinales Valley, 180 km from the capital, in the west of the country… Falling around 1:30 pm local time, on February 1, without causing any casualties, the fall of the meteorite was accompanied by a lightning bolt and a strong explosion. This meteorite was classified as an ordinary chondrite type L6, about 50 kg of this meteorite were found.
This specimen has the particularity to have a primary and secondary fusion crust.
Before arriving on Earth the meteorite broke up, a new thinner crust of fusion was formed.
Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of type C3.00 ungrouped, it is the most primitive type that has ever been found in this date, it has not undergone any hydrated phase and no heating before its expulsion from the parent body.
This meteorite is perhaps one of the most important meteorites of all times, no doubt that the knowledge of our solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in the Western Sahara. A must for a collection!
Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of type C3.00 ungrouped, it is the most primitive type that has ever been found in this date, it has not undergone any hydrated phase and no heating before its expulsion from the parent body.
This meteorite is perhaps one of the most important meteorites of all times, no doubt that the knowledge of our solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in the Western Sahara. A must for a collection!
Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of type C3.00 ungrouped, it is the most primitive type that has ever been found in this date, it has not undergone any hydrated phase and no heating before its expulsion from the parent body.
This meteorite is perhaps one of the most important meteorites of all times, no doubt that the knowledge of our solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in the Western Sahara. A must for a collection!
Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of type C3.00 ungrouped, it is the most primitive type that has ever been found in this date, it has not undergone any hydrated phase and no heating before its expulsion from the parent body.
This meteorite is perhaps one of the most important meteorites of all times, no doubt that the knowledge of our solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in the Western Sahara. A must for a collection!
Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of type C3.00 ungrouped, it is the most primitive type that has ever been found in this date, it has not undergone any hydrated phase and no heating before its expulsion from the parent body.
This meteorite is perhaps one of the most important meteorites of all times, no doubt that the knowledge of our solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in the Western Sahara. A must for a collection!
Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of type C3.00 ungrouped, it is the most primitive type that has ever been found in this date, it has not undergone any hydrated phase and no heating before its expulsion from the parent body.
This meteorite is perhaps one of the most important meteorites of all times, no doubt that the knowledge of our solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in the Western Sahara. A must for a collection!
Chwichiya 002 is an ordinary carbonaceous chondrite of type C3.00 ungrouped, it is the most primitive type that has ever been found in this date, it has not undergone any hydrated phase and no heating before its expulsion from the parent body.
This meteorite is perhaps one of the most important meteorites of all times, no doubt that the knowledge of our solar system will advance thanks to it.
It was discovered in the Western Sahara. A must for a collection!
