Northwest Africa 771 meteorite
Northwest Africa 771 is an ureilite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Ureilite, that was found in Morocco in 2000. A total of 313 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Northwest Africa 771
- Classification
- Ureilite
- Type
- Achondrite · Ureilite
- Group
- Ureilite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 313 g
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 26.5600° N, 11.5555° 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 Ureilites.
Meteorites near Northwest Africa 771
- Northwest Africa 772 CK3 · 18 km away
- Smara Eucrite-pmict · 22 km away
- Tifariti L6 · 105 km away
- Oued Awlitis 001 Unclassified · 115 km away
- Bou Kra 002 L5 · 117 km away
- Bou Kra 003 L6 · 119 km away
Other Ureilite meteorites
- Ramlat as Sahmah 247 Oman · 2005
- Dhofar 675 Oman · 2001
- Miller Range 07447 · 2007
- Northwest Africa 6201 · 2009
- Dar al Gani 1023 Libya · 1999
- Grove Mountains 024516 Antarctica · 2003