Tamdakht meteorite
Tamdakht is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Morocco in 2008. A total of 100 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Tamdakht
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2008
- Mass recovered
- 100 kg
- Country
- Morocco
- Coordinates
- 31.1633° N, 7.0150° 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 Tamdakht
- Northwest Africa 514 H5 · 115 km away
- Oued el Hadjar LL6 · 117 km away
- Northwest Africa 1196 L4/5 · 117 km away
- Northwest Africa 844 H3 · 117 km away
- Northwest Africa 845 R4 · 117 km away
- Northwest Africa 852 CR2 · 117 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 06003 Antarctica · 2006
- Lewis Cliff 86489 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82085 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022409 Antarctica · 2003
- Uruq al Hadd 002 Yemen · 1996
- Dhofar 622 Oman · 2001
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