05 November 2009

Ecuador Meteor/Meteorite News- Daule, Ecuador Meteorite Fall Recovered 23MAR08 5NOV09

The Daule (provisional name) meteorite fell at approximately 9:00 am on 23 March, 2008 near the city of Daule in Ecuador. This is Ecuador`s first meteorite on record.
Mike Farmer and Hans Koser have recovered a second stone of 6,580 grams from the fall. In all, three stones were witnessed to have fallen, but only two have been recovered to date.

NEWSPAPER links to articles about the Daule meteorite fall Click here for article.

Mike Farmer (left) and Hans Koser (right) holding the second mass of Daule that they recently recovered.
For more details and photos:
http://www.meteoritehunter.com/



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