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Chinguetti / Aouinet meteorite region (Mauritania)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: Meteorite finds in the Mauritanian Sahara.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Desert meteorite finds

Mauritanian Sahara meteorite finds

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