Tanezrouft 031 meteorite
Tanezrouft 031 is an enstatite chondrite meteorite, officially classified as EL5, that was found in Algeria in 1991. A total of 28 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tanezrouft 031
- Classification
- EL5
- Type
- Chondrite · Enstatite
- Group
- EL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 28 g
- Country
- Algeria
- Coordinates
- 25.1606° N, 0.2994° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about EL chondrites.
Meteorites near Tanezrouft 031
- Tanezrouft 020 L6 · 3 km away
- Tanezrouft 022 H6 · 5 km away
- Tanezrouft 053 L3.8 · 7 km away
- Tanezrouft 063 H4 · 7 km away
- Tanezrouft 030 L3-5 · 10 km away
- Tanezrouft 059 L5 · 10 km away
Other EL meteorites
- Northwest Africa 4415 · 2006
- Elephant Moraine 90992 Antarctica · 1990
- Northwest Africa 6680 · 2010
- Jajh deh Kot Lalu Pakistan · 1926
- Pecora Escarpment 91020 Antarctica · 1991
- MacAlpine Hills 02635 Antarctica · 2002