Northwest Africa 770 meteorite
Northwest Africa 770 is a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, officially classified as CH3, that was found in Mauritania in 2000. A total of 18 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 770
- Classification
- CH3
- Type
- Chondrite · Carbonaceous
- Group
- CH
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 18 g
- Country
- Mauritania
- Coordinates
- 20.3467° N, 11.8338° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about CH chondrites.
Meteorites near Northwest Africa 770
- Chinguetti Mesosiderite-B1 · 89 km away
- Zerga LL6 · 89 km away
- Northwest Africa 1717 LL5-6 · 141 km away
- Northwest Africa 7369 R5 · 247 km away
- Northwest Africa 7496 Eucrite-pmict · 331 km away
- Adam Talha LL3.2 · 342 km away
Other CH meteorites
- LaPaz Icefield 04757 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 470 Morocco · 1999
- Patuxent Range 91546 Antarctica · 1991
- Sahara 97039 · 1997
- Acfer 366 Algeria · 2002
- Deakin 001 Australia · 1978