Thuathe Meteorite | 2.658 gr | Fresh Complete Slice | H4-5 Chondrite | Observed Fall | Lesotho American Meteorite 8 grams / 1

8 grams / 1

The impact craters of Isli and Tislit are respectively located at 10 km and 4 km from the Imilchil village on the Central High Atlas in Morocco at respective altitudes of 2272 and 2266 meters

Specimens range from having a single crystal

Dimensions:  78x39x47 / 3

Thuathe Meteorite | 2.658 gr | Fresh Complete Slice | H4-5 Chondrite | Observed Fall | Lesotho American Meteorite 8 grams / 1This is a great looking complete slice of the Thuathe H4 5 classified meteorite. It weighs 2. 658 grams and measures 24x16x2 mm. A meteorite travelling east to west exploded over Lesotho producing an elliptical strewn field extending 7. 4 by 1. 9 km (bearing: ~276) on the westernmost lobe of the Thuathe (or Berea) Plateau, ~12 km east of the capital city of Maseru. The explosion was accompanied by an extraordinarily loud, 15 s long noise which was