Gebel Kamil meteorite
Gebel Kamil is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Egypt in 2009. A total of 1.6 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Gebel Kamil
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2009
- Mass recovered
- 1.6 t
- Country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 22.0183° N, 26.0878° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron) United States · 1876
- Pennyweight Australia · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86498 Antarctica · 1986
- De Hoek South Africa · 1960
- Santiago Papasquiero Mexico · 1958
- Morradal Norway · 1892
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