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The Tatahouine meteorite fell on June 27, 1931 at 1:30 am in Foum Tatahouine, Tunisia. A fireball was seen to explode in the Tunisian desert and many hundreds of small fragments showered down on the desert four kilometres Northeast from the village. The achondritic stones were thought to be apparently dispersed over a small strewn field (less than 1 square kilometre) on a hillside composed of Jurassic limestone and having a sandy desert soil. Over 12 kilograms was immediately collected by local Bedouins, principally as minute fragments, though they ranged in weight from 1 g or less to 2 kilograms. These were sent to the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
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On June 27, 1931, a meteorite of unusual achondrite type and green color impacted at Tataouine; about 12 kg of fragments were found. The meteorite consists largely of the mineral enstatite, and is of the rare Diogenite type: these are believed to be samples of cumulate igneous rock derived from the asteroid 4 Vesta.
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The Tatahouine (Diogenite) meteorite fell in Tatawin, Tunisia, on the 27th June, 1931.
A total mass of 12 kg was recovered.  

32° 57'N, 10° 25'E



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