Ban Rong Du meteorite
Ban Rong Du is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was seen to fall in Thailand in 1993. A total of 16.7 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Ban Rong Du
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1993
- Mass recovered
- 16.7 kg
- Country
- Thailand
- Coordinates
- 16.6667° N, 101.1833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Ban Rong Du
- Chiang Khan H6 · 145 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron) United States · 1876
- Pennyweight Australia · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86498 Antarctica · 1986
- Deep Springs United States · 1846
- Santiago Papasquiero Mexico · 1958
- Morradal Norway · 1892