ar-Rakhbah meteorite
ar-Rakhbah is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Saudi Arabia in 1955. A total of 462 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- ar-Rakhbah
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1955
- Mass recovered
- 462 g
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates
- 20.6000° N, 52.5000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near ar-Rakhbah
- al-Jimshan H4 · 36 km away
- Suwahib (Buwah) H3.8-an · 128 km away
- Naifa Iron · 153 km away
- ad-Dahbubah H5 · 156 km away
- Suwahib ('Ain Sala) H6 · 169 km away
- Suwahib (Adraj) L4 · 176 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Dellys Algeria · 1865
- Yamato 82003 Antarctica · 1982
- Saginaw United States · 1979
- Mrirt Morocco · 1937
- Krzadka Poland · 1929
- El Chiflón Argentina