Northwest Africa 732 meteorite
Northwest Africa 732 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Morocco in 1999. A total of 580 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 732
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1999
- Mass recovered
- 580 g
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 30.5500° N, 4.9667° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Northwest Africa 732
- Agoult Eucrite · 6 km away
- Northwest Africa 725 Acapulcoite · 10 km away
- Northwest Africa 479 Lunar (basalt) · 13 km away
- Northwest Africa 767 L4 · 15 km away
- Northwest Africa 032 Lunar (basalt) · 22 km away
- Alnif H5 · 23 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 88112 Antarctica · 1988
- Lewis Cliff 88299 Antarctica · 1988
- Yamato 86325 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 053423 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74380 Kenya · 1974
- DOM 23181 Antarctica · 2023