Quarat al Hanish meteorite
Quarat al Hanish is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHL, that was found in Egypt in 1979. A total of 593 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Quarat al Hanish
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1979
- Mass recovered
- 593 g
- Country
- Egypt
- Coordinates
- 25.1500° N, 25.5833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Quarat al Hanish
- Great Sand Sea 023 H5 · 9 km away
- Great Sand Sea 024 H5 · 15 km away
- Great Sand Sea 041 H5 · 23 km away
- Great Sand Sea 025 L5 · 28 km away
- Great Sand Sea 031 H5 · 33 km away
- Great Sand Sea 002 L6 · 42 km away
Other IAB-SHL meteorites
- Lonaconing United States · 1888
- Algoma United States · 1887
- Nova 011 · 2009
- Northwest Africa 4706 · 2006
- Northwest Africa 2679 · 2004
- Muzaffarpur India · 1964