Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The El Ali meteorite (Arabic) or Ceel Cali (Somali) (known traditionally by the locals as Shiid-Birood and recently by the finders as Nightfall), literally meaning, "Ali's Well," is a 15,150-kilogram (16.70-short-ton) meteorite that was known to the local population in Somalia for generations, but officially recognized as a meteorite only in 2020.
Pages in category "Meteorites found in Somalia" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. El Ali meteorite
Elaliite was first identified in nature by scientists from the University of Alberta who were given a 70 gram piece of the 15-ton El Ali meteorite that came to the attention of the scientific community in 2020. [2] Elaliite was named after the El Ali district in Somalia where the meteorite was found. [2]
Elkinstantonite was first identified in nature by scientists from the University of Alberta who were given a 70-gram piece of an ancient 15-ton El Ali meteorite that landed in Somalia and was first noticed by the international scientific community in 2020. [3] Elkinstantonite was named after NASA scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton. [3]
the New Baltimore meteorite of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States; Chladniite {Ca}{Na 8}{Ca 4 Na 4}{(Mg,Fe 2+) 43}(PO4) 36: Cohenite (Fe,Ni,Co) 3 C Daubréelite: Fe 2+ Cr 3+ 2 S 4: ALH 84001 meteorite, Hoba meteorite, and the Canyon Diablo meteorite. Dmitryivanovite: CaAl 2 O 4: Elaliite: Nightfall Meteorite, Somalia Elkinstantonite ...
The geology of Somalia is built on more than 700 million year old igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock, which outcrops at some places in northern Somalia. . These ancient units are covered in thick layers of sedimentary rock formed in the last 200 million years and influenced by the rifting apart of the Somali Plate and the Arabian
2023 CX 1, initially known under temporary designation Sar2667, was a metre-sized asteroid or meteoroid that entered Earth's atmosphere on 13 February 2023 02:59 UTC and disintegrated as a meteor over the coast of Normandy, France along the English Channel. [6]
The Hoba meteorite left no preserved crater and its discovery was a chance event. In 1920, [ 1 ] the owner of the land, Jacobus Hermanus Brits, encountered the object while ploughing one of his fields with an ox .