Brainard meteorite
Brainard is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1978. A total of 138.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Brainard
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1978
- Mass recovered
- 138.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.1533° N, 96.9550° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Brainard
- Linwood Iron, IAB-MG · 31 km away
- Benedict Iron, IIIAB · 51 km away
- Lancaster County Iron · 57 km away
- Eagle EL6 · 58 km away
- York (stone) L6 · 63 km away
- York (iron) Iron, IIIAB · 64 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