Tanezrouft 017 meteorite
Tanezrouft 017 is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was found in Algeria in 1991. A total of 347 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tanezrouft 017
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 347 g
- Country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 24.7186° N, 0.2083° E
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 Tanezrouft 017
- Tanezrouft 018 L6 · 2 km away
- Tanezrouft 019 H5 · 3 km away
- Tanezrouft 072 H6 · 33 km away
- Tanezrouft 073 L6 · 34 km away
- Tanezrouft 022 H6 · 45 km away
- Tanezrouft 020 L6 · 47 km away
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- Lewis Cliff 87276 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Grove Mountains 050026 Antarctica · 2006
- Yamato 74148 Antarctica · 1974
- DOM 19006 Antarctica · 2019