Adrar Province, Algeria
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January 27, 2020 6:39 AM CET – U.S. Government sensors detected a large meteor fireball travelling WSW into the Algerian desert. Total atmospheric impact energy was equivalent to 150 tonnes of TNT, indicating a pre-entry meteoroid diameter of ~1.2 meters! The location is very remote, and meteorite hunting is regulated in Algeria, but there are almost certainly meteorites on the ground there.
| Date/Time: | 01/27/2020 05:39 UTC |
| Location: | 70km northeast of Zaouiet Debagh 70 كم شمال شرق زاوية الدباغ |
| Reference Coordinates: | 30.4°N 1.5°E Google Map |
| Reference Altitude: | 32.5 km above sea level |
| Energy / Mass Estimate: | 0.15kt / 2885kg |
| Reference Speed: | 19.8 km/s |
| Bearing: | 244.4° WSW |
| Slope: | 67.85° from vertical |
| Event Links: | CNEOS AMS Event 506-2020 |
Search Efforts
If you are interested in searching for meteorites from this event, please join this Facebook group, which will be used to coordinate public meteorite search efforts in the area:
StrewnLAB Results & Data
The attached bulletin and KMZ files contain the StrewnLAB strewn field and mass zones.
لسوء الحظ ، المنطقة كبيرة جدا وغير مؤكد. أوصي بتنظيم جهود البحث في اتجاه المنيا لعبور المنطقة كما هو موضح أدناه. هذا فقط في حالة أن منطقة البحث غير صحيحة ويجب أن تبحث عن أكبر عدد ممكن من الأماكن. من المحتمل أن تقلل الكثير من الشظايا الصغيرة ، من القليل منها.
واسمحوا لي أن أعرف ما إذا كان أي شخص قد سمع ضجيجًا قويًا في المنيا وأيضًا إذا رأى أي شخص أن النيزك يتفتت إلى أجزاء أثناء سقوطه.
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About the meteorite of 01/27/2020; Adrar, people living in this place testify to having observed a fireball !
Yes heard a voor voice and what a result of the scanned sound
Hello, I am from the region. Some people searched and nothing was found. Who wants to search for this meteorite? I am ready to participate. Contact me via mail aichaouia155@gmail.com
I have a Facebook Messenger group chat set up for the meteorite hunters. Message me on Facebook and I will add you to the group chat.
Well, I hope we can find it
I am a meteorite hunter from Algeria, Ouargla Province. There are meteorites that fell in the desert. Can we deal with each other?
Hello, thank you for contacting us. The problem with finding fresh falls in the Sahara is lack of video cameras. Without video data, it is very difficult to find anything. Please report your observations to report.strewnify.com and share this link with anyone who saw the meteors. You may email me at james.a.goodall@gmail.com for more info.
A large meteorite fell in the south of Ouargla, Algeria, at 21:40 minutes. Can we know where it fell? This is my number +021356301533
hello, I am searched and nothing was found. Who wants to search for this meteorit
hello, I am from the region. Some people searched and nothing was found. Who wants to search for this meteorit
Me
اتصل بي 0656301533
hello, I am searched and nothing was found.
hi, does anyone found it already? if not am planning to try and find it.
هل من جديد عن نيزك ادرار انا كنت من الأوائل الذين ذهبوا هناك والأسف لم نجد شئ
No news, I don’t think it was ever found, but the search area is very large. It would be worthwhile to keep searching.
جودال انت لا ترد علي التعليقات الجزائر ئرين
أنا آسف ، أنا لست ساحرًا. لا يمكنني إنتاج البيانات حيث لا توجد كاميرات.
السلام عليكم أخي هل يمكن رصد الشهب والنيازك أقصد هل توجد أقمار صناعية مخصصة لذلك
There are government satellites and ground-based sensors that detect the largest meteors. The meteor in Adrar was detected using this network, as reported here: https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/fireballs/ There is also the METEOSAT network, but I don’t think the data is accessible (I don’t know how to access it). Due to the lack of population density and ground-based cameras in North Africa, the only option for locating fresh falls is the U.S. Government CNEOS site that I linked.
اتصل بي اخ خالد انا. من ورقلة 0656301533