Billings meteorite
Billings is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1903. A total of 24.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Billings
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1903
- Mass recovered
- 24.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.0667° N, 93.5500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Billings
- Jenkins Iron, IAB-MG · 33 km away
- Baxter L6 · 35 km away
- Mincy Mesosiderite-B4 · 70 km away
- Seymour Iron, IAB-MG · 70 km away
- Fayetteville H4 · 126 km away
- Norfork Iron, IIIAB · 148 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965