Tissint
Seen to fall in 2011 in Morocco · 7 kg recovered · Martian (shergottite)
Tissint is the most recent of the eight falls recorded in Morocco. It is one of five Martian meteorites among the observed falls.
- Group
- Martian meteorites
- Recorded position
- 29.482° N, 7.611° W
The map is centred on Tissint. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Tissint is Bensour, 82 km to the north-east. Within 250 km lie three other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bensour | 2002 | LL6 | 45 kg | 82 km north-east |
| 2 | Oued el Hadjar | 1986 | LL6 | 1.2 kg | 126 km north-east |
| 3 | Tamdakht | 2008 | H5 | 100 kg | 196 km north |
| 4 | Zag | 1998 | H3-6 | 175 kg | 292 km south-west |
| 5 | Benguerir | 2004 | LL6 | 25 kg | 312 km north |
| 6 | Douar Mghila | 1932 | LL6 | 1.2 kg | 341 km north |
What Martian (shergottite) means
Martian (shergottite) is the label for a Martian meteorite of the shergottite type. By recovered mass Tissint ranks second of the 3 Martian (shergottite) falls. The nearest other Martian (shergottite) fall is Zagami in Nigeria, 2,491 km away. In date order among Martian (shergottite) falls, the one before Tissint is Zagami (1962, Nigeria).
Tissint in Morocco’s record
By recovered mass Tissint comes fifth of 8 there. The fall recorded before Tissint in Morocco is Tamdakht, in 2008.
The 2010s
Tissint is one of 12 falls dated to the 2010s. Elsewhere, the record lists three other falls in 2011: Thika in Kenya, Boumdeid (2011) in Mauritania, Sołtmany in Poland.