Meteorite Gebel Kamil – East Uweinat desert, Egypt
Type: iron meteorite / Ataxite
Locality: East Uweinat desert, Egypt
Weight: 98,8g
Dimensions: 6,3 x 3,5 x 1,5 cm
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This iron meteorite belongs to the group of so-called Ataxites, i.e. meteorites with a high nickel content. It struck about 3,000 years BC in the desert of present-day Egypt, leaving behind the nearly 45-metre-wide Kamil Crater. Thousands of pieces of iron shards weighing around 1,600 kg have been found around this crater.
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