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Tamdakht meteorite

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Shock stage
  
S3

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Class
  
H5

Weathering grade
  
W0

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Tamdakht meteorite

The Tamdakht meteorite fell near Ouarzazate, Morocco on 2008-12-20 producing a strewn field of approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) by 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and two small impact craters, one of about 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in) diameter and 70 centimetres (28 in) depth at 31°09.8′N 7°00.9′W and the other of about 20 centimetres (7.9 in) diameter and 10 centimetres (3.9 in) depth at 31°09.9′N 07°02.3′W.

The meteorite is named after a village close to the fall.

References

Tamdakht meteorite Wikipedia


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