Null Meteorites. Six Egyptian Gebel Kamil meteorites ("shrapnels"). Total approx…
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Meteorites. Six Egyptian Gebel Kamil meteorites ("shrapnels"). Total approx. 195g. L. max. 4.5 cm. Nickel-rich ataxite. First impact crater ever discovered in the Egyptian desert (2009). Total mass approx. 1.6 tons. Fall around 5,000 years ago. Could this be the mythical "Iron from Heaven" of the ancient Egyptians - including the famous specimen found on Tutankhamen's mummy?

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Meteorites. Six Egyptian Gebel Kamil meteorites ("shrapnels"). Total approx. 195g. L. max. 4.5 cm. Nickel-rich ataxite. First impact crater ever discovered in the Egyptian desert (2009). Total mass approx. 1.6 tons. Fall around 5,000 years ago. Could this be the mythical "Iron from Heaven" of the ancient Egyptians - including the famous specimen found on Tutankhamen's mummy?

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