Thuathe
This meteorite fell on July
21, 2002 in Lesotho and is classified as an H4/5 chondrite.
This is the first meteorite
known from that small country. On Sunday 21 July at approximately 1:49
pm, a loud thundering explosion shook almost every town in Lesotho,
and was also heard and felt in South Africa. Over 1000 stones rained
down on the Thuathe Plateau and in many villages in the surrounding
valley. I heard of this fall at the Tucson show in February 2003, and
went immediately to Lesotho. Eric Olson and I arrived in Lesotho on
22 February and recovered almost 1 kilo in the first hour in the Village
of Ha Ralimo. Over the next 4 days we bought many stones from the villagers.
The specimens below with Lesotho University numbers were purchased
from the University.
