Kiffa meteorite
Kiffa is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Mauritania in 1970. A total of 1.5 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
- Kiffa
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1970
- Mass recovered
- 1.5 kg
- Country
- Mauritania
- Coordinates
- 16.5833° N, 11.3333° W
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 Kiffa
- Boumdeid (2011) L6 · 66 km away
- Boumdeid (2003) L6 · 125 km away
- Aioun el Atrouss Diogenite-pm · 189 km away
- Siratik Iron, IIAB · 289 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86374 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021700 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 479 Oman · 2001