Bacubirito meteorite
Bacubirito is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Mexico in 1863. A total of 22 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bacubirito
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1863
- Mass recovered
- 22 t
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 26.2000° N, 107.8333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Bacubirito
- Guadalupe y Calvo Iron, IIAB · 87 km away
- Uruachic Iron, IIIAB · 188 km away
- Carichic H5 · 208 km away
- Aldama (b) H5 · 224 km away
- Abajo H5 · 250 km away
- Villa Natamoros L3.7 · 250 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Piedade do Bagre Brazil · 1922
- Lewis Cliff 88023 Antarctica · 1988
- Denver City United States · 1975
- Soper United States · 1938
- Murchison Downs Australia · 1925
- Glenormiston Australia · 1925