HR: 0830h
AN: P21D-10    [Abstracts]
TI: Investigation of the Nature of Two Meteorite-like Objects that Landed in Goronyo and Jobe, Nigeria.
AU: * Okeke, P N
EM: okekepius@yahoo.com
AF: University of Nigeria, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nsukka, Enu
AB: We carried out analysis of a 20kg meteorite-like objects that fell at Achi-Ado hamlet in Goronyo Local government Area, Sokoto State of Nigeria. These events took place in November 2001 and August 2004 in Jobe. Atomatic Absorption Spectrometer was used to determine the elements in the object as well as its class. The response of the meteorites to magnetic field was also observed. This enabled us to confirm the class of the meteorites. The report of analysis of the same material sent to Harvard Smisthonian Centre for Astrophysics, USA for confirmation is also given in this paper.
DE: 5405 Atmospheres--composition and chemistry
SC: Planetary Sciences [P]
MN: 2005 Joint Assembly