Natural world · Evidence-led place record

Northwest Africa 5815 meteorite

Recorded meteorite landing

A L5 meteorite recorded as a find with a recorded mass of 256.8 g.

CategoryMETEORITE LANDING
LocationRecorded meteorite landing
DatasetNASA Meteorite Landings
Oddness signal86/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceL5; Found

The oddity, explained

Why is Northwest Africa 5815 meteorite unusual?

Northwest Africa 5815 meteorite appears here because the approved source classifies it as natural world. The source describes it as A L5 meteorite recorded as a find with a recorded mass of 256.8 g. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural.

Evidence and further exploration

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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