Gebel Kamil
A find, recorded in 2009 in Egypt · 1.6 tonnes recovered · Iron, ungrouped
Gebel Kamil ranks 35th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). No other find recorded in Egypt is heavier; 43 finds there have complete records. Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 22.018° N, 26.088° E
Rings every 500 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Almahata Sitta, 670 km to the east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (2008). In 2009, the year Gebel Kamil entered the record, five meteorites were seen to fall: Ash Creek in the United States, Jesenice in Slovenia, Whetstone Mountains in the United States and two others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Almahata Sitta | 2008 | Ureilite-an | 4 kg | 670 km east |
| 2 | Kidairat | 1983 | H6 | 100 kg | 914 km south |
| 3 | Al Zarnkh | 2001 | LL5 | 700 g | 978 km south |
| 4 | Umm Ruaba | 1966 | L5 | 1.7 kg | 1,095 km south-east |
| 5 | Nakhla | 1911 | Martian (nakhlite) | 10 kg | 1,117 km north |
Gebel Kamil among other finds
In the record, 93 finds carry the label Iron, ungrouped, against four observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron, ungrouped) is Soroti, 2,402 km away in Uganda, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Alkhamasin lies closest: 1,952 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Ghubara (1.8 tonnes) and Odessa (iron) (1.6 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gebel Kamil | Iron, ungrouped | 2009 | 1.6 tonnes |
| 2 | Isna | CO3.8 | 1970 | 23 kg |