Description
This Mars meteorite is the only known observed/witnessed fall of its kind. At about 2 am local time on July 18, 2011, a bright fireball was observed by several people in the region of the Oued Drâa valley, east of Tata, Morocco. One eyewitness reported that it was at first yellow in color, and then turned green illuminating all the area before it appeared to split into two parts. Two sonic booms were heard over the valley. In October 2011, nomads began to find very fresh, fusion-crusted stones in a remote area of the Oued Dra intermittent watershed, centered about 50 km ESE of Tata and 48 km SSW of Tissint village.
Several fusion-crusted stones have been collected ranging from 1 to 987 g, with a total weight of around 7 kg. The stones are almost completely coated by glistening black fusion crust. This meteorite is classified as an Achondrite (Martian, olivine-phyric shergottite).
This amazing specimen is a one of a kind, exhibiting the classic dark glistening fusion crust which this meteorite is known for.
Weight: 2 grams
Provenance: Tata, Morocco
Type: Actual specimen-one only
