Table 5. Meteorites from the Libyan Sahara.

Name Found Latitude Longitude Wt. (g) Pieces Class1 Shock2 WG3 Fa (mol%) Fs (mol%) Comments4 Info5

Dar al Gani
094 1996 27°03.93'N 16°05.25'E 385 2 H5 S3 W2 20.3 18.2 sv (a)
095 1996 27°06.41'N 16°30.97'E 840 1 L5 S4 W4 26.2 22.5 (a)
096 1996 27°06.15'N 16°14.29'E 209 1 H5 S2 W4 18.7 17.2 (a)
097 1996 27°06.86'N 16°08.70'E 67 1 H6 S3 W3 19.6 17.6 sv (a)
098 1996 27°06.81'N 16°08.58'E 132 1 H5/6 S3 W4 19.9 18 sv (a)
099 1996 27°07.21'N 16°06.67'E 254 1 H6 S3 W3 20.4 18.4 sv (a)
100 1996 27°07.27'N 16°06.53'E 4840 many H6 S3 W3 20.6 18.7 sv (a)
101 1996 27°07.77'N 16°04.12'E 842 1 H6 S3 W3 19.7 17.1 (a)
102 1996 27°07.23'N 16°01.41'E 173 2 H6 S3 W3 20 17 sv (a)
104 1996 27°08.12'N 16°03.12'E 269 1 H6 S3 W3 20.2 18.3 (a)
105 1996 27°08.03'N 16°03.92'E 85 1 H6 S3 W3 20.3 17.8 (a)
106 1996 27°07.94'N 16°04.08'E 293 1 H6 S3 W4 20.3 17.8 sv (a)
107 1996 27°08.07'N 16°05.36'E 1510 many H6 S3 W3 20.2 17.9 sv (a)
108 1996 27°10.99'N 16°19.85'E 221 1 H5 S3 W3 19.2 17.2 sv (a)
109 1996 27°09.83'N 16°31.22'E 47 1 LL5-6 S3 W2 30.9 25.7 sv, br (a)
110 1996 27°09.00'N 16°24.38'E 57 1 L6 S3 W4 25.5 22.1 (a)
111 1996 27°09.98'N 16°12.60'E 76 1 H6 S3 W4 19.2 17.2 sv (a)
112 1996 27°10.05'N 16°08.44'E 212 1 L5/6 S3 W2 25.3 22.2 (a)
113 1996 27°11.01'N 16°06.91'E 290 4 H5 S3 W1 19.2 17 sv (a)
114 1996 27°11.04'N 16°06.71'E 223 2 H5 S3 W2 19.3 17.3 (a)
115 1996 27°11.74'N 16°06.02'E 379 1 H5-6 S3 W2 19.2 17.1 sv, br (a)
116 1996 27°11.75'N 16°00.79'E 615 1 H5 S3 W2 20.1 17.9 (a)
117 1996 27°11.75'N 16°00.79'E 415 4 H5 S3 W3 19.9 18.1 sv (a)
118 1996 27°15.29'N 16°00.40'E 1770 52 L5/6 S4 W4 25.6 21.8 sv (a)
119 1996 27°07.98'N 16°02.37'E 287 1 H5 S2 W4 18.9 17.1 (a)
120 1996 27°06.70'N 16°01.79'E 132 7 H5 S2 W4 18.6 16.8 (a)
121 1996 27°06.28'N 16°00.70'E 282 12 H6 S3 W4 20 18 (a)
122 1996 27°06.45'N 16°02.15'E 182 4 H6 S3 W3 20.4 17.9 sv (a)
123 1996 27°06.64'N 16°04.21'E 511 5 H6 S3 W3 20.6 18.1 sv (a)
124 1996 27°07.11'N 16°06.20'E 204 2 H6 S3 W4 20.6 18.3 sv (a)
125 1996 27°07.23'N 16°06.73'E 860 1 H6 S3 W3 20.5 17.8 sv (a)
126 1996 27°07.82'N 16°09.39'E 90 2 H6 S3 W4 20 17.8 sv (a)
127 1996 27°07.99'N 16°09.80'E 619 3 H6 S3 W4 20.3 18.5 (a)
128 1996 27°09.14'N 16°16.03'E 281 1 H5 S3 W1 19.2 16.9 sv (a)
129 1996 27°09.30'N 16°16.73'E 299 1 H5 S2 W3 18.8 17.3 (a)
130 1996 27°07.76'N 16°22.37'E 303 1 L6 S4 W4 25.8 21.8 (a)
131 1996 27°08.13'N 16°19.23'E 114 1 L6 S4 W3 25.8 21.9 (a)
132 1996 27°09.54'N 16°13.20'E 120 1 H5 S3 W4 19.9 17.6 sv (a)
133 1996 27°10.03'N 16°09.03'E 62 1 H6 S3 W2 20 18.2 (a)
134 1996 27°10.19'N 16°08.59'E 39 1 H6 S3 W3 20.4 18.6 sv (a)
138 1996 27°08.82'N 16°09.51'E 454 1 H5 S3 W2 19.5 17.3 (a)
139 1996 27°09.45'N 16°12.48'E 171 1 H5 S3 W3 19.8 17.1 (a)
140 1996 27°09.45'N 16°12.48'E 263 1 H3.9-6 S3 W1 19.9 ± 1.3 16.2 ± 4.1 br (a)
142 1996 27°14.84'N 16°13.84'E 1225 3 H5/6 S2 W3 19.5 17.3 (a)
143 1996 26°59.00'N 16°30.36'E 133 3 H5/6 S2 W4 19.7 17.6 (a)
144 1996 26°58.88'N 16°30.26'E 302 1 H5/6 S2 W4 19.2 17.3 (a)
146 1996 27°02.02'N 16°24.33'E 837 4 H6 S3 W4 20.5 17.8 (a)
147 1996 27°02.71'N 16°22.90'E 387 15 H5 S3 W2 17.9 16 sv (a)
148 1996 27°02.74'N 16°22.77'E 1006 4 H5 S3 W2 17.5 16 (a)
149 1996 27°02.79'N 16°22.36'E 116 1 L3-5 S2 W3 4–26, peak: 24.2 6–22, peak: 20.4 br (a)
150 1996 27°08.42'N 16°12.28'E 218 1 H6 S3 W3 20.3 18.1 sv (a)
151 1996 27°11.10'N 16°08.01'E 130 1 H5 S3 W2 19.5 17.2 (a)
152 1996 27°11.16'N 16°07.85'E 118 1 L6 S3 W3 25.7 22.3 (a)
153 1996 27°11.20'N 16°07.37'E 145 2 H6 S3 W2 19.6 18 sv, br (a)
154 1996 27°11.49'N 16°06.90'E 259 11 H6 S3 W2 20.3 18 sv, br (a)
155 1996 27°09.37'N 16°01.74'E 1380 many H5 S2 W3 18.7 16.7 (a)
156 1996 27°06.66'N 16°01.30'E 107 1 H6 S2 W4 20.6 18.7 sv, br (a)
157 1996 27°06.64'N 16°01.55'E 63 1 H6 S3 W4 20.5 18.6 (a)
158 1996 27°06.48'N 16°04.26'E 70 1 H6 S4 W4 19.7 17.4 (a)
159 1996 27°07.21'N 16°12.50'E 326 1 L6 S3 W3 25.7 21.3 sv (a)
160 1996 27°08.29'N 16°16.34'E 347 1 H4 S2 W4 19.4 17 (a)
161 1996 27°01.81'N 16°32.21'E 120 1 H5/6 S2 W3 19.9 17.9 (a)
162 1996 27°01.85'N 16°31.29'E 89 1 LL6 S2 W4 31.4 25.6 br (a)
163 1996 27°01.61'N 16°30.51'E 151 1 H6 S3 W2 19.8 17.6 (a)
166 1996 27°09.92'N 16°08.69'E 44 1 H5 S3 W2 19.7 17.5 sv (a)
167 1996 27°11.02'N 16°06.95'E 1732 7 H5-6 S2 W2 18.9 17.3 sv, br, im (a)
168 1996 27°14.99'N 16°01.23'E 533 16 L6 S4 W4 25.5 22.1 sv (a)
169 1996 27°38.14'N 16°52.40'E 814 1 L6 S4 W3 25.8 22 sv (a)
170 1996 27°41.99'N 15°43.37'E 759 13 H5-6 S2 W2 19.6 17.7 sv, br (a)
171 1996 27°05.77'N 16°01.54'E 112 1 CO3 S2 W3 (6) (a)
173 1996 27°06.70'N 16°00.80'E 492 2 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
174 1996 27°06.99'N 16°04.98'E 452 21 H5 S2 W3 19.6 17.2 (a)
175 1996 27°07.07'N 16°05.12'E 1641 5 H5-6 S3 W2 19 16.7 sv, br (a)
176 1996 27°07.49'N 16°07.25'E 158 2 H4 S2 W4 18.2 16.7 br (a)
177 1996 27°07.62'N 16°07.76'E 133 2 LL6 S3 W3 31.9 25.4 sv, br (a)
181 1996 27°04.55'N 16°27.20'E 113 1 L6 S4 W4 25.9 22.2 (a)
182 1996 27°04.40'N 16°25.85'E 377 1 L6 S4 W3 25.6 21.9 (a)
183 1996 27°04.63'N 16°23.89'E 612 2 L6 S4 W3 25.6 21.6 (a)
184 1996 27°04.64'N 16°13.02'E 314 1 L6 S3 W3 25.9 22 sv, br (a)
186 1996 27°06.16'N 16°01.70'E 599 5 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
188 1996 27°10.23'N 15°56.71'E 828 1 CO3 S2 W3 (6) (a)
189 1996 27°10.97'N 15°56.54'E 3370 2 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
191 1996 27°09.69'N 15°57.05'E 1379 3 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
192 1996 27°07.69'N 16°00.24'E 3145 3 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
193 1996 27°07.10'N 16°00.61'E 115 1 H6 S3 W4 20.6 18 (a)
194 1996 27°05.98'N 16°02.08'E 581 3 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
195 1996 27°04.89'N 16°08.88'E 299 1 H6 S2 W3 20 17.4 (a)
198 1996 27°02.83'N 16°26.48'E 337 3 H6 S3 W2 19.6 17.2 sv (a)
199 1996 27°03.48'N 16°24.13'E 1699 1 H6 S3 W2 19.6 17.2 (a)
202 1996 27°07.02'N 16°00.92'E 554 17 H6 S3 W4 20.3 18 sv (a)
203 1996 27°07.47'N 15°59.50'E 378 1 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
204 1996 27°09.07'N 15°57.99'E 720 1 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
206 1996 27°37.51'N 15°58.93'E 122 3 L6 S3 W3 24.9 21.5 sv, br (a)
207 1996 27°37.44'N 16°03.07'E 66 1 H5-6 S3 W1 19.4 16.8 sv, br (a)
212 1996 27°37.89'N 16°02.00'E 147 2 H6 S2 W4 19.5 17.7 (a)
214 1996 27°07.28'N 16°04.11'E 231 1 H6 S3 W3 20.4 18.1 br (a)
222 1996 27°27.20'N 16°18.76'E 837 1 LL5-6 S3 W3 29.5 25.1 sv, br, im (a)
225 1996 27°34.65'N 16°08.18'E 324 1 H3.9 S2 W3 17.1 ± 0.9 15.4 ± 2.1 (a)
231 1997 27°10.11'N 15°57.50'E 932 1 CO3 S2 W2 (6) (a)
242 1997 27°12.15'N 16°03.16'E 69 1 impact melt br. 23.5 ± 1.1 18.8 ± 2.3 (7) (a)
247 1997 27°12.21'N 16°12.00'E 107 1 LL6 S3 W3 31.7 25.9 sv (a)
250 1997 27°13.10'N 16°15.25'E 57 1 CK S2 W3 31.2 26.7 (a)
252 1997 27°06.87'N 16°21.31'E 206 1 LL6 S2 W3 31.4 25.1 br (a)
275 1997 27°21.74'N 16°05.38'E 492 2 CK S2 W4 32.4 (a)
276 1997 27°22.65'N 16°11.59'E 98 1 Eucrite W3 62.1 (one grain) 24–55 (8) (a)
298 1997 26°58.20'N 16°42.28'E 2459 1 LL4 S3 W0 27.7 23.2 (b)
299 1997 26°48.44'N 16°06.68'E 178 1 H4 S2 W3 18.4 16.1 (b)
300 1997 26°56.68'N 16°10.76'E 118 1 H3-5 S2 W1 18.2 (13.0–20.4) 19.0 (17.3–20.5) (b)
301 1997 26°58.29'N 16°27.08'E 217 1 L6 S3 W5 25.2 21.9 br, sv (b)
302 1997 26°58.20'N 16°27.75'E 191 3 H5 S2 W5 18.2 16.2 (b)
303 1997 27°08.10'N 16°14.01'E 365 1 CO3 S2 W2 0.4–64.9 0.9–3.2 (6) (b)
304 1997 27°10.11'N 16°11.07'E 128 1 H6 S3 W4 19.6 17.0 sv (b)
305 1997 27°17.17'N 16°04.48'E 339 1 LL5 S2 W2 28.8 23.4 (b)
306 1997 27°42.28'N 16°11.35'E 616 1 H5/6 S2 W4 18.5 16.5 (b)
307 1997 27°31.42'N 16°09.07'E 370 1 L6 S4 W2 24.3 20.6 br (b)
308 1997 27°23.08'N 16°07.72'E 394 1 H6 S3 W2 19.1 16.7 br (b)
309 1997 27°30.77'N 16°09.76'E 132 1 L6 S4 W2 24.5 20.8 (b)
310 1997 27°17.52'N 16°06.72'E 96 1 H5/6 S3 W2 18.3 16.1 (b)
311 1997 27°09.57'N 16°03.17'E 707 many H6 S3 W3 19.0 17.5 br (b)
312 1997 27°05.32'N 16°08.59'E 117 1 H6 S3 W2 18.7 16.9 (b)
313 1997 26°48.44'N 15°54.09'E 3294 1 L(LL)3 S3 W2 14.1 (1.3–41.7) 8.1 (2.1–21.3) (b)
314 1997 27°07.27'N 16°19.86'E 76 1 L6 S3 W2 24.4 20.7 sv (b)
315 1997 27°07.33'N 16°18.72'E 525 1 H3-5 S4 W1 16.8 (11.7–18.1) 11.2 (5.7–15.6) br (b)
316 1997 27°14.61'N 16°04.86'E 721 1 L6 S3 W3 24.2 20.4 (b)
317 1997 27°00.80'N 16°11.25'E 145 1 L6 S3 W4 24.9 21.1 (b)
318 1997 27°08.59'N 15°52.38'E 4236 many H3 S2 W3 18.3 (12.9–22.2) 10.8 (4.6–16.6) (b)
319 1997 27°01.68'N 16°21.52'E 740 3 Ureilite low9 W2 pm, br (c)
320 1997 27°02.03'N 16°19.56'E 189 1 L6 S3 W3 24.5 20.6 (b)
321 1997 27°05.92'N 16°08.48'E 213 1 H5 S3 W3 18.3 16.2 (b)
322 1997 27°05.95'N 16°08.42'E 1126 1 H4 S2 W2 17.9 15.7 (b)
323 1997 28°18.00'N 15°43.05'E 2711 many L4 S4 W1 23.2 19.7 (b)
324 1997 28°10.89'N 15°38.87'E 433 1 H6 S1 W1 19.1 16.7 (b)
325 1997 28°12.36'N 15°38.13'E 274 1 H5 S2 W2 18.6 16.3 (b)
327 1997 27°50.44'N 15°53.14'E 50.3 1 H3 S2 W2 16.1 (1.6–19.3) 11 (4.9–16.1) (b)
329 1997 27°07.74'N 16°15.93'E 234 1 H5 S2 W3 18.8 16.1 (b)
330 1997 27°06.25'N 16°07.05'E 352.7 1 L5 S2 W3 24.8 20.9 (b)
331 1997 27°06.57'N 16°04.47'E 194 1 CO3 S2 W2 0.4–43.7 0.7–12.9 (6) (b)
332 1997 27°06.28'N 16°00.52'E 280 1 CO3 S3 W3 0.2–51.0 0.9–1.1 (6) (b)
333 1997 27°07.81'N 16°13.91'E 1050 1 H5-6 S3 W2 18.7 16.4 br, sv (b)
334 1997 27°09.31''N 16°16.95'E 422 1 L6 S3 W3 24.0 20.3 (b)
335 1997 27°12.21''N 16°18.69'E 147 1 H5 S3 W3 17.9 15.9 (b)
336 1997 27°11.62''N 16°12.46'E 171 1 H5/6 S2 W4 19.3 16.9 (b)
340 1997 27°09.08''N 16°02.70'E 591 1 Ureilite low9 W4 20.1 16.9 (c)
342 1997 27°06.29''N 16°07.17'E 166 1 L5-6 S2 W3 24.6 20.8 br (b)
343 1997 27°09.28''N 16°04.74'E 103 2 H4 S2 W4 17.7 15.5 (b)
345 1997 27°12.99''N 16°09.00'E 84 1 L5 S2 W3 24.8 21.4 (b)
346 1997 27°17.49''N 16°12.80'E 77 1 H4 S2 W4 16.9 11.5 (5–13.7) (b)
349 1997 27°13.60''N 16°06.78'E 82.5 1 L5 S3 W3 23.7 20.4 (b)
350 1997 27°13.49''N 16°14.63'E 112 1 L6 S4 W1 24.8 21.3 br, sv (b)
352 1997 27°14.32''N 16°07.78'E 111 1 L5 S3 W2 23.8 20.2 (b)
353 1997 27°35.79''N 15°52.23'E 210 1 H3-5 S3 W3 17.2 (6.6–22.5) 13.8 (7.9–16.1) br (b)
354 1997 27°37.03''N 15°57.98'E 82 1 H3 S1 W4 16.7 (9.4–18.7) 12.3 (4.7–16.3) (b)
357 1997 27°51.97''N 15°53.84'E 478 1 L6 S3 W2 24.8 21.0 br (b)
369 1997 27°56.92''N 15°54.08'E 1001 1 L(H)3 S2 W3 16.8 (9.3–27.4) 9.1 (4.4–17.7) (b)
370 1997 27°49.92''N 15°50.26'E 37 1 H6 S3 W2 19.1 17.4 (b)
374 1997 27°52.40''N 15°54.81'E 111 1 L6 S3 W2 24.6 20.4 (b)
378 1997 27°54.97''N 15°50.27'E 68 1 H(L)3 S3 W2 14.3 (0.9–26.6) 7.9 (2.1–25.2) (b)
381 1997 27°26.07''N 16°07.36'E 930 1 L6 S3 W1 24.5 20.8 (b)
400 1998 27°22.17'N 16°11.93'E 1425 1 Lunar See separate entry. (b)
Hammadah al Hamra
168 1996 28°52.23'N 12°24.53'E 76 1 L6 S4 W4 26.7 22.6 (a)
169 1996 28°35.34'N 13°05.91'E 623 1 H5 S2 W3 19.5 17.4 (a)
170 1996 28°36.13'N 13°25.86'E 96 1 H6 S2 W4 20.3 17.9 (a)
171 1996 28°37.13'N 13°21.76'E 1195 3 H5 S2 W2 17 14.7 (a)
172 1996 28°37.33'N 13°19.23'E 841 17 L5 S4 W4 24.5 21.2 sv, br (a)
175 1996 28°37.91'N 13°05.16'E 1582 3 L5 S2 W3 25.8 21.7 (a)
176 1996 28°39.57'N 13°18.34'E 1147 33 L6 S4 W3 26.2 22.2 sv (a)
177 1996 28°35.26'N 13°15.25'E 265 1 L6 S3 W3 25.6 21.6 sv (a)
178 1996 28°37.07'N 13°08.81'E 378 11 H5 S2 W3 18.2 16.4 (a)
179 1996 28°35.99'N 13°18.53'E 367 1 L6 S3 W3 24.6 21.1 (a)
182 1996 28°45.49'N 12°36.44'E 106 1 L6 S5 W3 25.6 22.1 sv (a)
184 1996 28°28.84'N 13°01.88'E 2010 2 H4 S2 W4 17.9 16.6 (a)
185 1996 28°41.88'N 13°19.16'E 1645 1 H5 S2 W3 19.7 17.9 (a)
187 1996 28°44.33'N 13°14.18'E 188 1 H6 S3 W3 19.7 17.6 (a)
189 1996 28°31.99'N 12°58.89'E 57 1 L5 S3 W3 25.4 21.5 (a)
191 1996 28°38.61'N 13°24.40'E 95 1 LL6 S3 W3 32 26.1 sv (a)
192 1996 28°38.72'N 13°25.99'E 43 1 H5-6 S3 W2 20.4 18.1 sv, br (a)
193 1996 28°39.28'N 13°27.52'E 259 1 Winonaite S1 W3 5.3 ± 0.4 6.1 ± 0.4 cpx Fs1.3–2.5 (a)
194 1996 28°39.31'N 13°28.21'E 1255 1 L4 S1 W0/1 24.1 20.4 (a)
195 1996 28°50.63'N 12°32.19'E 85 1 L4 S1 W0/1 24.8 21.1 (a)
197 1996 29°07.37'N 12°21.53'E 93 1 H5 S3 W4 19.2 17.7 sv (a)
202 1997 28°37.98'N 13°13.42'E 386 1 LL6 S3 W2 32.5 27 sv (a)
216 1997 30°12.49'N 12°56.24'E 333 1 H5 S2 W3 18.6 15.8 (b)
217 1997 28°32.88'N 13°01.71'E 1267 1 H4-5 S2 W2 18.5 16.3 br (b)
218 1997 28°38.69'N 13°19.38'E 2540 1 LL4-6 S3 W2 28.0 23.3 br, sv (b)
219 1997 28°36.01'N 13°25.41'E 609 1 L4 S2 W3 21.1 15.8 (b)
220 1997 28°55.92'N 12°37.52'E 4153 1 H4 S2 W2 18.9 16.6 (b)
221 1997 29°13.25'N 11°32.44'E 1227 1 H4-5 S2 W1 19.1 16.4 br (b)
222 1997 29°11.22'N 11°36.10'E 3393 1 L6 S3 W1 24.8 21.2 (b)
223 1997 29°11.18'N 11°36.34'E 2833 1 L6 S3 W1 25.1 20.9 (b)
226 1997 28°39.57'N 12°24.79'E 476.4 4 H6 S2 W3 18.9 16.5 (b)
227 1997 28°39.60'N 12°38.90'E 1920 many H4-5 S3 W2 19.0 17.1 br (b)
228 1997 28°30.68'N 13°12.25'E 404.5 1 H5 S2 W2 19.2 16.7 (b)
229 1997 29°10.57'N 11°38.03'E 666 1 L6 S3 W1 25.0 20.9 (b)
230 1997 29°08.54'N 11°52.99'E 809 1 H5 S2 W3 18.8 16.8 (b)
233 1997 29°05.22'N 12°04.67'E 123 1 H5 S2 W3 19.3 16.8 (b)
234 1997 29°04.56'N 11°58.52'E 133 1 L6 S3 W3 24.9 20.8 (b)
235 1997 29°01.03'N 12°05.20'E 537 1 H5 S3 W3 18.6 16.3 (b)
237 1997 28°36.56'N 13°02.95'E 3173 1 (see note 10) S3 W2 See separate entry. (b)

1Slashes (e.g., L5/6) indicate transitional classes, hyphens (e.g., H5-6) indicate breccias, groups in parentheses indicate uncertain assignments.
2Shock classification after Stφffler et al. (1991).
3Weathering grade after Wlotzka (1993) and Bischoff and Geiger (1995).
4Abbreviations: br = breccia, cpx = clinopyroxene, im = impact melt, pm = polymict, sv = shock veins.
5Analysts and specimens: (a) Analyses by D. Weber, K. Pollok, A. Jδckel, L. Niemann and T. Grund, and classifications by D. Weber and A. Bischoff (Mόn), type specimens Mόn, main masses with anonymous finder or at MNB; (b) J. Zipfel and F. Wlotzka (MPI), type specimens at MPI, main masses with finder; (c) C. A. Goodrich (MPI), type specimens at MPI, main masses with finder.
6Most probably paired with Dar al Gani 005 (see Meteoritical Bulletin No. 80 and 81).
7Dar al Gani 242: impact melt breccia with H-chondritic fragments (Fa: 20.1; Fs: 17.8).
8Dar al Gani 276: polymict eucrite; cpx, Fs14–43; plagioclase, An77–97.
9A relatively unshocked ureilite; see Scherer et al. (1998a).
10A CH chondrite or a "Bencubbinite"; see separate entry for explanation.