COLLECTION
| Meteorite Name: | Gebel Kamil |
| Location: | East Uweinat Desert, Egypt |
| Classification: | Ungrouped Iron |
| Witnessed Fall: | No |
| Date and Time: | Found February 19th, 2009 |
| TKW: | ~ 1600 kilograms |
| Remarks: |
Thousands of iron meteorite shrapnel ranging in mass from less than 1 g to 35 kg, and a single 83 kg individual,
were found in and around a 45 m diameter Kamil impact crater by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team in February
2009 and February 2010. This impact event has been dated to < 5,000 years ago. |
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| 12.53 kilogram shrapnel individual | |
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| 12.53 kilogram shrapnel individual (altrernate) | |
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| 12.53 kilogram shrapnel individual (reverse) | |
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| 12.53 kilogram shrapnel individual (detail) | |
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| The Gebel Kamil impact crater | |
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| The Gebel Kamil crater and its pristine ejecta ray structure | |