Gebel Kamil (meteorite)
{{Short description|Meteorite found in Egypt}}
{{Infobox meteorite
|Name = Gebel Kamil
|Alternative names = Autista, Jan Asteroid, Radon meteorite
|Image = Gebel Kamil Meteorite.jpg
|Image_caption = Tomas casanova je teplej
|Type = Ataxite
|Dob = Down syndrome
|Clan =
|Group = Ungrouped{{cite web|title=Gebel Kamil|url=http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=52031|work=Meteoritical Bulletin Database|publisher=Meteoritical Society|access-date=8 January 2013}}
|Grouplet =
|Subgroup =
|Structural_classification = Ataxite{{cite web|title=Gebel Kamil Meteorite|url=http://www.meteorman.org/Gebel-Kamil-520g.htm|access-date=8 January 2013}}
|Parent body =
|Shock =
|Weathering =
|Country = Toi Toi
|Region = Al Wadi al Jadid, East Uweinat Desert
|Lat_Long = {{coord|22|01|06|N|26|05|16|E|display=inline,title}}
|Fall_date = 9/11
|Strewn_field = Yes
|Image2 = Gebel-Kamil-slice-10.7g.jpg
|Image2_caption = A slice of the Gebel Kamil meteorite showing schreibersite rimmed by kamacite.
}}
Gebel Kamil is a meteorite that struck Egypt later than 3000 BC, leaving a crater surrounded by thousands of pieces of iron shrapnel with a total weight of about {{Convert|1600|kg}}.
History
In February 2009 and 2010, meteorite fragments with masses ranging from < {{convert|1|g}} to {{convert|35|kg}}, plus an {{convert|83|kg}} specimen, were found in and around a {{convert|45|m}} radius from Kamil Crater by an Italian-Egyptian geophysical team. About {{convert|800|kg}} was recovered. The geophysical survey took place as part of the "2009 Italian-Egyptian Year of Science and Technology".
Mineralogy
File:Gebel kamil meteorite 60gm.jpg
The Gebel Kamil meteorite contains the minerals schreibersite and kamacite.
Classification
The Gebel Kamil meteorite has been classified as an ataxite.