Um Habib meteorite
Um Habib is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was found in Saudi Arabia in 1960. A total of 696 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Um Habib
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1960
- Mass recovered
- 696 g
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Coordinates
- 21.5000° N, 50.5000° 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 Um Habib
- Wabar Iron, IIIAB · 3 km away
- Um-Hadid Mesosiderite · 24 km away
- ash-Shalfah L4 · 91 km away
- as-Sanam Stone-uncl · 155 km away
- Suwahib (Adraj) L4 · 171 km away
- Rub' al-Khali 001 H5 · 175 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87252 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06808 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04776 · 2004