Northwest Africa 4590 meteorite
Northwest Africa 4590 is an angrite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Angrite, that was found in Algeria in 2006. A total of 213 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 4590
- Classification
- Angrite
- Type
- Achondrite · Angrite
- Group
- Angrite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2006
- Mass recovered
- 213 g
- Country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 30.3171° N, 4.9429° 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 Angrites.
Meteorites near Northwest Africa 4590
- Northwest Africa 032 Lunar (basalt) · 12 km away
- Northwest Africa 732 H5 · 26 km away
- Agoult Eucrite · 26 km away
- Safsaf L6 · 27 km away
- Northwest Africa 725 Acapulcoite · 33 km away
- Northwest Africa 767 L4 · 38 km away
Other Angrite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 4662 · 2006
- Northwest Africa 4569 · 2005
- Northwest Africa 3164 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 3158 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 2999 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 1670 · 2003