Great Sand Sea 023 meteorite
Great Sand Sea 023 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Egypt in 1996. A total of 1.5 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Great Sand Sea 023
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1996
- Mass recovered
- 1.5 g
- Country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 25.1667° N, 25.6667° 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 Great Sand Sea 023
- Quarat al Hanish Iron, IAB-sHL · 9 km away
- Great Sand Sea 024 H5 · 14 km away
- Great Sand Sea 025 L5 · 23 km away
- Great Sand Sea 041 H5 · 26 km away
- Great Sand Sea 031 H5 · 35 km away
- Great Sand Sea 019 LL6 · 41 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 88033 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88183 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86263 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 052345 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74303 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19289 Antarctica · 2019