Northwest Africa 2234 meteorite
Northwest Africa 2234 is an ureilite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Ureilite, that was found in Morocco in 2000. A total of 422 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 2234
- Classification
- Ureilite
- Type
- Achondrite · Ureilite
- Group
- Ureilite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 422 g
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 30.9167° N, 4.9000° 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 Ureilites.
Meteorites near Northwest Africa 2234
- Northwest Africa 6235 Ureilite · 4 km away
- Northwest Africa 6236 R4 · 8 km away
- Northwest Africa 479 Lunar (basalt) · 29 km away
- Northwest Africa 539 LL3.5 · 34 km away
- Northwest Africa 540 H6 · 34 km away
- Northwest Africa 541 H3.8 · 34 km away
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