Bagdad meteorite
Bagdad is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1959. A total of 2.2 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bagdad
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1959
- Mass recovered
- 2.2 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.6133° N, 113.3990° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Bagdad
- Wikieup H5 · 21 km away
- Dutch Flat Iron, IIAB · 50 km away
- Weaver Mountains Iron, IVB · 72 km away
- Buck Mountains 004 H3-6 · 73 km away
- Buck Mountains 005 L6 · 73 km away
- Palo Verde Mine L6 · 73 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- New York · 1965
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Baquedano Chile · 1932
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952