N'Kandhla meteorite
N'Kandhla is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IID, that was seen to fall in South Africa in 1912. A total of 17.2 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
- N'Kandhla
- Classification
- Iron, IID
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IID
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1912
- Mass recovered
- 17.2 kg
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 28.5667° S, 30.7000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IID irons.
Meteorites near N'Kandhla
- Macibini Eucrite-pmict · 125 km away
- Dwaleni H4-6 · 164 km away
- Kokstad Iron, IIIE · 253 km away
- Moshesh H · 257 km away
- Queen's Mercy H6 · 259 km away
- Mount Ayliff Iron, IAB-MG · 282 km away