Gao-Guenie
Gao-Guenie
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	H5
Country	Burkina Faso
Region	Sissili and Ziro provinces
Coordinates	11°39′N 2°11′W / 11.65°N 2.183°W / 11.65; -2.183Coordinates: 11°39′N 2°11′W / 11.65°N 2.183°W / 11.65; -2.183[1]
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	March 5, 1960
Total Known Weight (TKW)	probably over 1000 kg

Gao-Guenie^[1] is a H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite that fell in 1960 in Burkina Faso, Africa.

Contents 1 History 2 Composition and classification 3 References 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] History

Gao-Guenie fell in Burkina Faso on March 5, 1960 at 17:00 (local time). After three separate detonations, several thousands of stones rained down over an area of about 70 km². The sound of the fall was heard as far as Ouagadougou, which is 100 km away. Eyewitnesses said that some trees were broken and henhouses destroyed. The largest stones recovered weigh up to 10 kg.^[2]

[edit] Composition and classification

Gao-Guenie is a H5 ordinary chondrite.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Gao-Guenie
2. ^ Bourot-Denise, Michèle; Urbain Wenmenga and Mireille Christophe (1998). "The Guenie and Gao chondrites from Burkina Faso: probably a single shower of stones". Meteoritics and Planetary Science 33: A181–A182. 

[edit] See also

• Meteorite

[edit] External links

• Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Gao-Guenie

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