Igdi meteorite
Igdi is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Eucrite-mmict, that was found in Morocco in 2000. A total of 1.47 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Igdi
- Classification
- Eucrite-mmict
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Eucrite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 1.47 kg
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 29.2333° N, 8.3667° W
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Eucrites.
Meteorites near Igdi
- Toufassour Mesosiderite · 76 km away
- Tissint Martian (shergottite) · 78 km away
- Northwest Africa 2259 H5 · 80 km away
- Northwest Africa 2258 L6 · 82 km away
- Northwest Africa 2266 L3.8-6 · 93 km away
- Northwest Africa 2257 L6 · 93 km away
Other Eucrite meteorites
- Elephant Moraine 87510 Antarctica · 1987
- Rancho Blanco Mexico · 1987
- Northwest Africa 2724 · 2004
- Dhofar 007 Oman · 1999
- Northwest Africa 769 Morocco · 2000
- Northwest Africa 1966 · 2003