Namib Desert meteorite
Namib Desert is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H4, that was found in Namibia in 1979. A total of 1 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Namib Desert
- Classification
- H4
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1979
- Mass recovered
- 1 kg
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- 24.7500° S, 15.3667° 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 Namib Desert
- St. Francis Bay L6 · 60 km away
- Gobabeb H4 · 138 km away
- Maltahöhe Iron, IAB-sLM · 164 km away
- Rooikop 001 H5 · 197 km away
- Rooikop 002 L5 · 197 km away
- Rooikop 003 L4/5 · 197 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 84121 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87180 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86076 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 023085 Antarctica · 2003
- Yamato 74054 Antarctica · 1974
- Dhofar 841 Oman · 2002