Bald Eagle meteorite
Bald Eagle is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1891. A total of 3.2 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Bald Eagle
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1891
- Mass recovered
- 3.2 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.2833° N, 77.0500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Bald Eagle
- Black Moshannan Park L5 · 96 km away
- Mount Joy Iron, IIAB · 167 km away
- Shrewsbury Iron, IAB-sLL · 172 km away
- Mount Morris (New York) H · 172 km away
- Emmitsburg Iron, IIIAB? · 175 km away
- Seneca Falls Iron, IIIAB · 183 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Baquedano Chile · 1932
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canyon City United States · 1875