Northwest Africa 2251 meteorite
Northwest Africa 2251 is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Howardite, that was found in Algeria in 2001. A total of 17 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 2251
- Classification
- Howardite
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Howardite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2001
- Mass recovered
- 17 g
- Country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 27.9667° N, 7.9500° 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 Howardites.
Meteorites near Northwest Africa 2251
- Northwest Africa 2269 CV3 · 0 km away
- Northwest Africa 2260 L5 · 6 km away
- Northwest Africa 4271 Eucrite-pmict · 12 km away
- Northwest Africa 2255 L5 · 17 km away
- Northwest Africa 2262 L6 · 19 km away
- Northwest Africa 2252 H6 · 19 km away
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