Meteorite finds from southern Tunisia

Meteorite finds from southern Tunisia

— We report on the meteorite search campaign of April 2008, conducted by a joint Tunisian‐Italian scientific expedition in southern Tunisia (Dahar region). Nine likely unpaired meteorites (seven H‐class and two L‐class chondrites) totalling ?1.3 kg were recovered by exploring an approximately 45 km2...

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Veröffentlicht in:Meteoritics & planetary science 2009-07, Vol.44 (7), p.955-960
Hauptverfasser: OUAZAA, N. LARIDHI, PERCHIAZZI, N., KASSAA, S., ZEOLI, A., GHANMIM, M., FOLCO, L.
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Sprache:eng
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Chondrites
Expeditions
Meteorites
Meteors & meteorites
Searching
Terrain
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Zusammenfassung:— We report on the meteorite search campaign of April 2008, conducted by a joint Tunisian‐Italian scientific expedition in southern Tunisia (Dahar region). Nine likely unpaired meteorites (seven H‐class and two L‐class chondrites) totalling ?1.3 kg were recovered by exploring an approximately 45 km2area, therefore demonstrating that southern Tunisia is a suitable terrain for systematic searches for meteorites.
ISSN:1086-9379
1945-5100
DOI:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb00780.x