Description
Gao-Guenie
Individual
4kg, 16.5 x 12.5 x 12cm
Gao-Guenie (Burkina Faso) H5 (stone) - fell 5th March 1960
The inhabitants of Gao, a village of Burkina Faso in Western Africa, witnessed this meteorite fall. Several pieces fell through the roofs of the villager's huts. During flight through Earth's atmosphere, the intense heat and pressure...