Agua Blanca meteorite
Agua Blanca is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Argentina in 1938. A total of 49 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Agua Blanca
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 49 kg
- Country
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 28.9167° S, 66.9500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Agua Blanca
- Puerta de Arauco Iron · 28 km away
- Los Sauces Iron · 56 km away
- El Chiflón Iron? · 59 km away
- Campo de Pucara (iron) Iron · 140 km away
- Medanitos Eucrite-cm · 193 km away
- El Simbolar Iron · 276 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Chupaderos Mexico · 1852
- Juromenha Portugal · 1968
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Apache Junction United States
- Durango · 1804