Английская Википедия:Gao–Guenie meteorite
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox meteorite Gao–Guenie is a H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite that fell on Burkina Faso, West Africa, on March 5, 1960. The fall was composed of many fragments and it is one of the largest observed meteorite showers in Africa to date.
Name
The meteorites formerly known as Gao and Guenie in 1999 were officially paired and they name fused into the collective name Gao–Guenie.[1]
History
Gao–Guenie meteorites 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 Шаблон:Convert. The sound of the fall was heard as far as Ouagadougou, which is Шаблон:Convert away. Eyewitnesses said that some trees were broken and henhouses destroyed. The largest stones recovered weigh up to Шаблон:Convert.[2][3]
Composition and classification
Gao–Guenie is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite.
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Surface details of a small oriented fragment
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308 g sample
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