| 词条 | Gao–Guenie meteorite | ||
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|Name= Gao–Guenie |Image= GaoGuenieMeteorite.jpg |Image_caption= |Type= Chondrite |Class= Ordinary chondrite |Group= H5 |Structural_classification= |Composition= |Shock= |Weathering= |Country= Burkina Faso |Region= Sissili and Ziro provinces |Lat_Long= {{coord|11|39|N|2|11|W|display=inline,title}}[1] |Observed_fall= Yes |Fall_date= March 5, 1960 |Found_date= |TKW= probably over 1000 kg |Image2= |Image2_caption= }} Gao–Guenie is a H5 ordinary chondrite meteorite that fell on Burkina Faso, West Africa, on March 5, 1960. The fall was composed of a large number of fragments and it is one of the largest observed meteorite showers in Africa to date. NameThe meteorites formerly known as Gao and Guenie in 1999 were officially paired and they name fused into the collective name Gao–Guenie.[1] HistoryGao–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 {{convert|70|km2}}. The sound of the fall was heard as far as Ouagadougou, which is {{convert|100|km}} away. Eyewitnesses said that some trees were broken and henhouses destroyed. The largest stones recovered weigh up to {{convert|10|kg}}.[2][3] Composition and classificationGao–Guenie is classified as H5 ordinary chondrite. See also
References1. ^1 {{metbull|10854|Gao–Guenie}} 2. ^{{cite journal |last=Bourot-Denise |first=Michèle |author2=Urbain Wenmenga |author3=Mireille Christophe |date=1998 |title=The Guenie and Gao chondrites from Burkina Faso: probably a single shower of stones |journal=Meteoritics and Planetary Science |volume=33 |pages=A181–A182 |doi=10.1111/j.1945-5100.1998.tb01330.x }} 3. ^{{cite book|title = Catalogue of meteorites: with special reference to those represented in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London; Vol. 1|edition = 5th|author = Monica M. Grady (ed.)|publisher = Cambridge University Press|date = 2000|isbn = 978-0-521-66303-8|page = 211|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=mkdHJR35Q_8C&pg=PA211}} External links{{commons category inline|Gao-Guenie}}{{Meteorites}}{{Meteorites by name}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Gao-Guenie meteorite}} 5 : Meteorites found in Burkina Faso|Environment of Burkina Faso|1960 in Upper Volta|1960 in Africa|1960 in science |
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