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in Algeria and descending in numerous glowing fragments towards Mali
territory. The following day Mali soldiers committed a search for the
remains of what was thought to be a missile launched from Algeria but
returned without success. 15 days later Sommane Oueld El Mokhtar a
nomad taking care of his camels in the Erg Chech claimed to have found
rocks that recently rained from the sky. Finds have now been reported
from both sides of the Algerian Mali border. The strewn field is
reported to extend over more than 30 miles. It yet has to be confirmed
whether the cited event can be connected to the new material or whether
the Erg Chech meteorites belong to a different fall. The meteorite was
recovered in June of 2007 with a total of 100 kilograms recovered so far.
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