Bou Kra 004 meteorite
Bou Kra 004 is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite-mmict, that was found in Morocco in 2010. A total of 273 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bou Kra 004
- Classification
- Eucrite-mmict
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2010
- Mass recovered
- 273 g
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 26.7070° N, 12.7590° W
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Eucrites.
Meteorites near Bou Kra 004
- Bou Kra 002 L5 · 7 km away
- Northwest Africa 773 Lunar (norite) · 9 km away
- Bou Kra H6 · 10 km away
- Northwest Africa 455 H4 · 11 km away
- Northwest Africa 456 H5/6 · 11 km away
- Northwest Africa 458 L6 · 11 km away
Other Eucrite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 3075 · 2002
- Dhofar 285 Oman · 2001
- Pecora Escarpment 91078 Antarctica · 1991
- Northwest Africa 2177 · 2003
- Chervony Kut Ukraine · 1939
- Northwest Africa 7285 · 2011