Northwest Africa 2221 meteorite
Northwest Africa 2221 is an ureilite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Ureilite, that was found in 2005. A total of 38 g was recovered.
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 2221
- Classification
- Ureilite
- Type
- Achondrite · Ureilite
- Group
- Ureilite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2005
- Mass recovered
- 38 g
- Country
- Not recorded
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
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 Ureilites.
Other Ureilite meteorites
- Yamato 983890 · 1998
- Frontier Mountain 10063 Antarctica · 2011
- Northwest Africa 2376 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 7750 · 2012
- Dhofar 1170 Oman · 2005
- Lewis Cliff 88006 Antarctica · 1988