Meteorite falls in Tunisia
Tunisia has 5 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 36th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Beni M'hira (19 kg, 2001). The earliest is Tatahouine in 1931.
- Median recovered mass
- 12 kg
- Different class labels
- 4
- Falls with their own page
- 1
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 5, 0 are dated before 1900 and four are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1980s, with two falls. The median distance from a fall in Tunisia to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 98 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Feid Chair in Algeria, 98 km from Djoumine.
What fell in Tunisia
The most common class is L6 (two falls). Together the falls recorded in Tunisia recovered 66 kg.
- L chondrites 2
- H chondrites 1
- LL chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
Every fall in Tunisia
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Tatahouine | Diogenite | 12 kg |
| 1981 | Dahmani | LL6 | 18 kg |
| 1989 | Sfax | L6 | 7 kg |
| 1999 | Djoumine | H5-6 | 10 kg |
| 2001 | Beni M'hira | L6 | 19 kg |