Meteorite falls in Morocco
Morocco has 8 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 27th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Zag (175 kg, 1998). The earliest is Douar Mghila in 1932. The most recent is Tissint in 2011.
- Median recovered mass
- 16 kg
- Different class labels
- 5
- Falls with their own page
- 3
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 8, 0 are dated before 1900 and seven are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 2000s, with three falls. The median distance from a fall in Morocco to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 132 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Oum Dreyga in Western Sahara, 255 km from Itqiy.
What fell in Morocco
The most common class is LL6 (four falls). Together the falls recorded in Morocco recovered 359 kg.
- H chondrites 2
- LL chondrites 4
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Martian meteorites 1
Every fall in Morocco
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Douar Mghila | LL6 | 1.2 kg |
| 1986 | Oued el Hadjar | LL6 | 1.2 kg |
| 1990 | Itqiy | EH7-an | 4.7 kg |
| 1998 | Zag | H3-6 | 175 kg |
| 2002 | Bensour | LL6 | 45 kg |
| 2004 | Benguerir | LL6 | 25 kg |
| 2008 | Tamdakht | H5 | 100 kg |
| 2011 | Tissint | Martian (shergottite) | 7 kg |