Hassi-Jekna meteorite
Hassi-Jekna is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHL, that was seen to fall in Algeria in 1890. A total of 1.25 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Hassi-Jekna
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHL
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1890
- Mass recovered
- 1.25 kg
- Country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 28.9500° N, 0.8167° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Hassi-Jekna
- Ikhrarene L4 · 44 km away
- Akhricha H · 58 km away
- Plateau du Tademait 003 L5 · 74 km away
- Plateau du Tademait 002 L6 · 74 km away
- Plateau du Tademait 004 L6 · 79 km away
- Bou Hadid L · 91 km away
Other IAB-SHL meteorites
- Chebankol Russia · 1938
- Sombrerete Mexico · 1958
- Northwest Africa 4711 · 2007
- Northwest Africa 3204 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 2428 · 2004
- Magnesia Turkey · 1899