Tanezrouft 005 meteorite
Tanezrouft 005 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Algeria in 1989. A total of 131 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tanezrouft 005
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1989
- Mass recovered
- 131 g
- Country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 25.1333° N, 0.4667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Tanezrouft 005
- Tanezrouft 021 L6 · 6 km away
- Tanezrouft 030 L3-5 · 7 km away
- Tanezrouft 022 H6 · 15 km away
- Tanezrouft 031 EL5 · 17 km away
- Tanezrouft 020 L6 · 18 km away
- Tanezrouft 053 L3.8 · 18 km away
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- Allan Hills A77140 Antarctica · 1977
- Lewis Cliff 88640 Antarctica · 1988
- Albin (stone) United States · 1949
- Lewis Cliff 86436 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983620 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06590 · 2006