Northwest Africa 6903 meteorite
Northwest Africa 6903 is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Morocco in 2008. A total of 50 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 6903
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2008
- Mass recovered
- 50 kg
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 32.3717° N, 6.3600° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Northwest Africa 6903
- Douar Mghila LL6 · 7 km away
- Agoudal Iron, IIAB · 90 km away
- Northwest Africa 2036 EL6 · 103 km away
- Mrirt Iron · 113 km away
- Istifane 004 H5 · 114 km away
- Istifane 001 H4 · 114 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959
- Northwest Africa 3208 · 2006
- Thunda Australia · 1881
- Billings United States · 1903
- Grosvenor Mountains 95522 Antarctica · 1995