Toufassour meteorite
Toufassour is a mesosiderite stony-iron meteorite, officially classified as Mesosiderite, that was found in Morocco in 2007. A total of 73.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Toufassour
- Classification
- Mesosiderite
- Type
- Stony-iron · Mesosiderite
- Group
- Mesosiderite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2007
- Mass recovered
- 73.3 kg
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 29.6522° N, 7.7493° W
What is a stony-iron?
A mixture of stone and metal. Pallasites and mesosiderites sit in this group. More about Mesosiderites.
Meteorites near Toufassour
- Tissint Martian (shergottite) · 23 km away
- Igdi Eucrite-mmict · 76 km away
- Bensour LL6 · 82 km away
- Foum Zguid Iron, IIAB · 94 km away
- Northwest Africa 514 H5 · 99 km away
- El Gouanem Ureilite · 100 km away
Other Mesosiderite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 3240 · 2004
- Jiddat al Harasis 204 Oman · 2002
- Queen Alexandra Range 86900 Antarctica · 1986
- Jiddat al Harasis 481 Oman · 2008
- Veramin Iran · 1880
- Northwest Africa 1878 · 2000