Ameca-Ameca meteorite
Ameca-Ameca is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Mexico in 1889. A total of 1.2 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Ameca-Ameca
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1889
- Mass recovered
- 1.2 g
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 20.5833° N, 104.0667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Ameca-Ameca
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- Tomatlan H6 · 129 km away
- Tuxtuac LL5 · 141 km away
- Teocaltiche Iron · 182 km away
- Espiritu Santo Iron, IIIAB · 207 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Lebedinnyi Russia · 1925
- Gerzeh Egypt · 1911
- Castray River Australia · 1899
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Paulding County United States · 1901
- Lewis Cliff 88698 Antarctica · 1988