Great Sand Sea 003 meteorite
Great Sand Sea 003 is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Egypt in 1991. A total of 110 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Great Sand Sea 003
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 110 g
- Country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 26.0500° N, 25.6667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Great Sand Sea 003
- Great Sand Sea 020 H · 8 km away
- Great Sand Sea 022 H6 · 15 km away
- Great Sand Sea 001 L6 · 17 km away
- Great Sand Sea 032 Acapulcoite · 26 km away
- Great Sand Sea 033 L5 · 26 km away
- Great Sand Sea 034 L5/6 · 26 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Patti Italy · 1922
- Lewis Cliff 88677 Antarctica · 1988
- Guadaloupe County United States · 1950
- Clinton United States · 1950
- Wietrzno-Bobrka Slovakia
- Poison Spring United States · 1971