Aletai meteorite
Aletai is an ungrouped iron iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron Meteorite, that is recorded in People's Republic of China.
Key facts
- Name
- Aletai
- Classification
- Iron Meteorite
- Type
- Iron · Ungrouped iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Not recorded
- Year
- Not recorded
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Other Iron meteorites
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Paulding County United States · 1901
- Lewis Cliff 88698 Antarctica · 1988
- Guangyuan China · 1965
- Colorado Springs United States · 1950
- Xiquipilco no. 2 · 1949
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