GAO

The Gao meteorite is an H5 chondrite. Thousands of stones fell on and around the village is Leo in southern Burkina Faso on March 5, 1960. Gao is a beautiful chondrite and is a very significant large fall.

 

510 gram individual:

Measures 96mm by 64mm by 61mm at widest points

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gao510a.JPG (86689 bytes)  gao510b.JPG (81977 bytes)  gao510c.JPG (103145 bytes)  gao510d.JPG (103334 bytes)  gao510e.JPG (91213 bytes)

gao510f.JPG (105180 bytes)  Size Reference

 

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