[meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Morocco

From: aziz habibi <aziz_habibi_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed Dec 1 13:44:04 2004
Message-ID: <BAY22-F22089F1468F07A7A114E3A91BF0_at_phx.gbl>

hello list
sincerly the locals have no gps , to use for this data.
i have share with the list the info i get.
and also ididn't want to go there as i have many thing to manage here in
town.
well , do not forget that also to hunt in a place where the police is
rununing for every gr is dangerous
i do not like to put my self in that situation even for a moon rock.

did you get some others photo greg from the same fall would you be kind and
share them with the list now. because i do not think that anyone can show
any photo except philipe who has some of the new fall and it's the only one
who has some and nelson.
so if you have other photo of this fall this is briant and you have to show
them to the list now.

all the best
aziz



>From: "Greg Hupe" <gmhupe_at_tampabay.rr.com>
>To: <thomasmeteorites_at_wanadoo.fr>
>CC: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Morocco
>Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 06:02:45 -0600
>
>Hello Philippe,
>
>Thank you for the data you have collected, this is how it should be done.
>It is odd how it takes someone from outside of Morocco to have to collect
>and present this information to us when it could have been done so easily
>by a local.
>
>Aside from the "...iron and some nickel...", what type of meteorite do you
>think it is? I am hearing a couple things but have not seen much other than
>Habibi's photos and some others from Morocco.
>
>Thanks again for the updates, we appreciate it,
>
>Greg
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "philippe thomas"
><thomasmeteorites_at_wanadoo.fr>
>To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 4:48 AM
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorite fall in Morocco
>
>
>Hello everybody,
>I'm actually in Morroco looking for informations about the new fall. Here
>are my observations :
>
>There as been an article published in "Liberation" (Morocco) on november
>29. I will scan it when I
>come back to France. This is the report of a declaration made on the first
>morrocan TV Channel
>TVM on saturday night. Mrs Hasne Chennaoui Oudjane (Aïn Chok University of
>Casablanca) told
>that the analysis done on the meteorites felt near Ben Guerir reveal that
>they contain some iron
>and some nickel and that they come from an environment located between Mars
>and Jupiter.
>During this report, they have shown a meteorite weighing about 4kg.
>
>
>We arrived in Ben Guerir this morning (Nov 30) at 9.00. It's raining.
>We took the direction of a little village distant of 20 km, Douar Tnaja.
>There, two witnesses of the
>fall show us the place where a stone weighing around 10kg felt. The
>coordinates of this place are
>N 32° 15' " W 8° 07'.
>A 10mx10m area has been plowed and the crater is no more visible. It's very
>probable that a
>meteorite of this weight dig a deep "hole" in this kind of ground, the soil
>there is light and dry.
>The first rain after the fall was on November 29.
>The two witnesses have seen a fireball coming from the North-North East and
>have heard a big
>explosion which has terrified them.
>After feeling reassured, the two shepherds went back to the impact area.
>One hour later, the
>responsible of the village came and call the royal police force. As soon as
>they arrived, they have
>requisitioned the piece.
>
>The royal police force has visited each house of the area, asking people to
>give them the
>meteorites. Some people have complied with this order but some others have
>hidden the
>meteorites.
>An inhabitant has showed me a meteorite weighing around 1kg. The only
>problem is that he
>hides it in his well to be sure that the police won't find it. Dived in the
>water since a week, this
>meteorite presents already some weathering signs.
>
>I have made some photos I will upload on my website as soon as I come back
>to France.
>Tomorrow (Dec,1st), I will go to another place where another big piece has
>been found.
>I'll let you know.
>
>All the best,
>Philippe Thomas
>Meteoritica
>
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