Great Sand Sea 026 meteorite
Great Sand Sea 026 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was found in Egypt in 2007. A total of 100 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Great Sand Sea 026
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2007
- Mass recovered
- 100 g
- Country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 28.1892° N, 25.6217° 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 026
- Great Sand Sea 021 L5 · 12 km away
- Siwa L5-6 · 37 km away
- El Bahrain L6 · 89 km away
- Great Sand Sea 007 H6 · 152 km away
- Great Sand Sea 009 H5 · 165 km away
- Great Sand Sea 006 L6 · 173 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