Meteorite finds from southern Tunisia

We report on the meteorite search campaign of April 2008, conducted by a joint Tunisian-Italian scientific expedition in southern Tunisia (Dahar region). Nine likely Unpaired meteorites (seven H-class and two L-class chondrites) totalling similar to 1.3 kg were recovered by exploring an approximately 45 km(2) area, therefore demonstrating that southern Tunisia is a suitable terrain for systematic searches for meteorites.