Great Sand Sea 025 meteorite
Great Sand Sea 025 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was found in Egypt in 2005. A total of 11 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Great Sand Sea 025
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2005
- Mass recovered
- 11 g
- Country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 25.3735° N, 25.7062° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Great Sand Sea 025
- Great Sand Sea 024 H5 · 14 km away
- Great Sand Sea 019 LL6 · 19 km away
- Great Sand Sea 041 H5 · 21 km away
- Great Sand Sea 031 H5 · 23 km away
- Great Sand Sea 023 H5 · 23 km away
- Quarat al Hanish Iron, IAB-sHL · 28 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills A80107 Antarctica · 1980
- Lucé France · 1768
- Allan Hills 85034 Antarctica · 1985
- Lewis Cliff 88169 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 096 Algeria · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 85385 Antarctica · 1985