The Thuathe meteorite of 21 July 2002, Lesotho : mapping the strewn field and initial mineralogical classification : research articles
Year: 2003
Type: article
Abstract: This article provides a first report of the fall of a meteorite over the Thuathe plateau of western Lesotho, approximately 9 kmeast of the
capital Maseru, on 21 July 2002. The strewn field has been mapped,
and the characteristics of stones recovered from various sectors in
the strewn field are compared. Initial mineralogical investigations
have established that this new meteorite is an H type ordinary
chondrite, of petrologic type 4/5, and shock degree S2-S3. The
name ligThuathel/ig has been accepted by the Nomenclature Committee
of the Meteoritical Society for this new fall, as the major part of the
strewn field extends over the Thuathe plateau. We believe that
Thuathe is the first meteorite recovered from Lesotho.
Source: South African Journal of Science
Authors: David Ambrose, W. U. Reimold, P. C. Buchanan
Language: English
Topic: Astro and Planetary Science
Subfield: Space and Planetary Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2530278115