Okahandja meteorite
Okahandja is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in Namibia in 1926. A total of 6.58 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Okahandja
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1926
- Mass recovered
- 6.58 kg
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- 21.9833° S, 16.9333° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Okahandja
- Rooikop 001 H5 · 259 km away
- Rooikop 002 L5 · 259 km away
- Rooikop 003 L4/5 · 259 km away
- Gobabeb H4 · 261 km away
- Hoba Iron, IVB · 286 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Derrick Peak A78010 Antarctica · 1978
- Forsyth County United States · 1891
- Lick Creek United States · 1879
- Nenntmannsdorf Germany · 1872
- Richland United States · 1951
- Squaw Creek United States