Hassi-Jekna
Seen to fall in 1890 in Algeria · 1.2 kg recovered · Iron, IAB-sHL
Hassi-Jekna is the earliest of the three Iron, IAB-sHL falls. It has no other recorded fall within 650 km; only 20 falls in the record sit farther from their nearest neighbour.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 28.950° N, 0.817° E
The map is centred on Hassi-Jekna. Rings every 250 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Hassi-Jekna is El Idrissia, 650 km to the north. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Hassi-Jekna.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Idrissia | 1989 | L6 | 10 kg | 650 km north |
| 2 | Oued el Hadjar | 1986 | LL6 | 1.2 kg | 728 km west |
| 3 | Bensour | 2002 | LL6 | 45 kg | 765 km west |
| 4 | Douar Mghila | 1932 | LL6 | 1.2 kg | 778 km north-west |
| 5 | Tamdakht | 2008 | H5 | 100 kg | 793 km west |
| 6 | Seldebourak | 1947 | H5 | 150 g | 798 km south-east |
What Iron, IAB-sHL means
Iron, IAB-sHL is the label for an iron meteorite of chemical group IAB-sHL, defined by its nickel and trace-element content. Hassi-Jekna is one of 48 iron meteorites among the observed falls. By recovered mass Hassi-Jekna ranks second of the 3 Iron, IAB-sHL falls. The nearest other Iron, IAB-sHL fall is Magnesia in Turkey, 2,658 km away. In date order among Iron, IAB-sHL falls, the one after is Magnesia (1899, Turkey).
Hassi-Jekna in Algeria’s record
In date order Hassi-Jekna is number 4 of the 6 falls recorded in Algeria, which run from 1865 to 1989. By recovered mass Hassi-Jekna comes fourth of 6 there. The fall recorded before Hassi-Jekna in Algeria is Feid Chair (1875); the next is Seldebourak (1947).
The 1890s
Hassi-Jekna is one of 51 falls dated to the 1890s. Elsewhere, the record lists eight other falls in 1890, among them Jianshi in China, Forest City in the United States, Farmington in the United States.