Barea meteorite
Barea is a mesosiderite stony-iron meteorite, officially classified as Mesosiderite-A1, that was seen to fall in Spain in 1842. A total of 3.2 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
- Barea
- Classification
- Mesosiderite-A1
- Type
- Stony-iron · Mesosiderite
- Group
- Mesosiderite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1842
- Mass recovered
- 3.2 kg
- Country
- Spain
- Coordinates
- 42.3833° N, 2.5000° W
What is a stony-iron?
A mixture of stone and metal. Pallasites and mesosiderites sit in this group. More about Mesosiderites.
Meteorites near Barea
- Berlanguillas L6 · 133 km away
- Zaragoza Iron, IVA-an · 158 km away
- Sauguis L6 · 159 km away
- Villalbeto de la Peña L6 · 183 km away
- Beuste L5 · 207 km away
- Contis-Plage H5 · 212 km away
Other Mesosiderite meteorites
- Queen Alexandra Range 93150 Antarctica · 1993
- Jiddat al Harasis 486 Oman · 2008
- Willcox Playa 009 United States · 2009
- Northwest Africa 1927 · 2003
- Eltanin · 1981
- Northwest Africa 4856 · 2007