Bir Hadi meteorite
Bir Hadi is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Saudi Arabia in 1958. A total of 855 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bir Hadi
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1958
- Mass recovered
- 855 g
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates
- 19.4167° N, 51.0333° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Bir Hadi
- Umm Tina L6 · 44 km away
- ad-Dahbubah H5 · 52 km away
- Suwahib ('Ain Sala) H6 · 60 km away
- Naifa Iron · 61 km away
- Suwahib (Adraj) L4 · 68 km away
- Suwahib (Buwah) H3.8-an · 82 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86491 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022410 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 624 Oman · 2001