
Saudi Arabia
Found in 1932
Iron, IIIAB
Total mass : 2.55 tons
Specimen in collection :
9g individual
A meteorite fell about 6400 years ago in the desert of Saudi Arabia. It created 3 craters measuring 11m, 64m and 116m in diameter.
Known from the nomads for a long time, the area was rediscovered in 1932 by H. Philby a British explorer.
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